Alfred Michael D'Alessandris
MilitaryTop Turret Gunner/Engineer
8th Army Air Force, 96th Bomber Group, 337 Bomber Squadron
WII
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Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97129. His B-17 was shot down at Stutebuell, 3 kms north west of Kappeln, near Schleswig, near the German/Denmark border at 2.15pm.
D'Alessandris was a Prisoner of War (POW) for 13 months at Stalag 17B, Braunau Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria.
He also served under General MacArthur in the regular Army (in the Philippines) from 1938-1940.
Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cranford, New Jersey | 26 January 1917 | |
Died |
9 November 1973 | ||
Buried |
Newark, New Jersey |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Corrected the summary below his name which incorrectly listed the place where his plane was shot down as Berlin. However, his B-17G #42-97129 was shot down at Stutebuell, 3 kms north west of Kappeln, near Schleswig near the German/Denmark border.
He also received the Air Crew Member & Aerial Gunners Badge.
Rosemarie (Dalessandris) Boczon
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3816 ,/ - Rosemarie Boczon, Niece