James K Albright
Military
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UPL 51759
F Lemke crew, 856BS,492BG.
Rear L-R: Daniel A Bradley, Fred C Bofink, Henry E Salmons, Fred Lemke.
Front L-R: Gordon Elmore, Leslie Cazzell, James Albright, Olsen, John Koiiada, Johnston.
Rear L-R: Daniel A Bradley, Fred C Bofink, Henry E Salmons, Fred Lemke.
Front L-R: Gordon Elmore, Leslie Cazzell, James Albright, Olsen, John Koiiada, Johnston.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. Survived crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Returned to Duty (RTD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16089661 / O-696381
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: War Eagle
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron 4th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Greensburg, PA 15601, USA | 31 August 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Greensburg, PA 15601, USA | 30 March 1943 | Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
Other Survived crash landing |
Oulton, Norwich NR11, UK | 18 November 1944 | Survived crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Returned to Duty (RTD). |
Died |
Westmoreland County, PA, USA | 2 May 1994 | |
Jeannette, PA, USA | |||
Based |
Harrington | Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Based |
Harrington | Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Saint John's Union Cemetery Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, PA | Saint John's Union Cemetery Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 801st BG Roster;
- , http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology Supplements p. 542, 242 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia