Alfred Asch
Military
Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25116
Object Number - UPL 25926 - Alfred Asch, 93rd Bomb Group
Alfred Asch flew in WWII and Korea. He served from Sept 1941 to April 1968. While serving as an extra pilot on the B-24D, 41-23745, Katy Bug, he sustained a collision with a tree when engine failure caused a crash landing at Little Stukeley. 4 crew KIA. Aircraft too badly damaged to attempt repairs. Salvaged 27 Nov 1942.
Awards: LOM, DFC (OLC), AM (7OLC), PH, AF Commendation (OLC), 2 Pres Unit Citations
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14031995
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: A/C Mech
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 18 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Beaverton, Michigan | 15 April 1920 | Born Beaverton, Michigan |
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Died |
Franklin, Tennessee | 8 December 2013 | Died Franklin, Tennessee |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia | 14 December 2013 | Interred Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 28-Nov-2014. Edited description and made Place, Aircraft and Mission associations per 'Lossed of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Volume I by Bishop and Hey p. 47 & SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, D790.A2S45, 1998, page 197
