Alvin Gordon Determan

Military
media-47494.jpeg UPL 47494 2nd Lt Alvin G Determan, 358BS, 303BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 47494 - 2nd Lt Alvin G Determan, 358BS, 303BG

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-107028, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5340





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert Herbert Asman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32719803
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Albert R Carroccia

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20840217
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Wayne Edgar Cope

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16031788
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Milton C Hendrickson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6999785
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Acel Earl Livingston

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39835517
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-107028

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 358th Bomb Squadron
A Bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97298) nicknamed "The Floose". Printed caption on reverse: '61062 AC- Lt Cumpner and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group besides the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "The Floose". England 11 Mau 1944. US Air Force Photo.'

42-97298

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Floose
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tyler, Minnesota, USA 27 July 1920 Son of August H and Sophia Anna [Hoberg] Determan.

Enlisted

Minneapolis, MN, USA 20 May 1942 Minneapolis, Minnesota

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 28 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Shot down

Leipzig, Germany 28 May 1944 Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-107028. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5340

Died

Fort Myers, FL, USA 14 May 2004

Based

Molesworth 28 May 1944 Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208915727/alvin-gordon-determan
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/1/28645039
https://www.fold3.com/record/62865817-alvin-g-determan

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 5340 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 47494 - 2nd Lt Alvin G Determan, 358BS, 303BG