Wallace W Albert
Military"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Wallace originally trained to be an aero mechanic, when a call came out for more air gunners and he was sent to Panama City FL for training as such. He eventually sailed for England January 1st 1943 and joined the 392nd BG at Wendling where he flew on 35 combat missions. In support of the D-Day landings he said there were so many ships in the English Channel ' you could walk across the Channel on their decks'.
Awards DFC, Air Medal with 6 clusters.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Marengo, Iowa |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- http://www.b-24.net/aircrew/anames.html
392nd BG Memorial Association Membership Directory, June 1987 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia