Albert R Carroccia
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: 2Lt Alvin Determan, 2Lt Ervin Pfahler, 2Lt Jackson Palmer, 1Lt Lamar Ledbetter.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Milton Hendrickson, Sgt Robert Asman, Sgt Manuel Vasquez, Sgt Acel Livingston, Sgt Wayne Cope, Sgt Albert Carroccia.
Object Number - UPL 30942 - Lt. Determan and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17G 'The Floose'. England, 11 May 1944. Rear L-R: 2Lt Alvin...
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Liepzig in B-17 42-107028 28-May-44; Shot down. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5340
Awards: PH
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17079318 / O-753987
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Denver, Colorado, USA | 7 June 1915 | Son of Joseph and Rose Carroccia. NoK: Wife Evelyn Carroccia. |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 24 February 1941 | New York City, New York |
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Died |
Leipzig, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-107028. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5340 |
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Buried |
Beucha, Germany | 30 May 1944 | Interred Beucha cemetery |
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Buried |
Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell Lincoln County, NE | 17 December 1948 | Re-Interred Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell Lincoln County, Nebraksa |
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Based |
Molesworth | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5340 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
