Carl R Alexander

Military

Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-40046. Abandoned by crew after engine trouble on no 2 &3 engines. Crashed near Lutjenhorn. Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 4 January 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1897 / MACR 1897, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database