8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Harry Young Aldridge
Military
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Harry Young Aldridge Inglewood Cemetery, CA
Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Plantlunne aerodrome in P-47D 42-76268, hit by flak, A/C abandoned Almelo when oil pressure hit zero. Crashed near Oldenzaal. Parachute failed to open. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7512.
Service
Units served with
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353rd Fighter Group
Group
The 353rd Fighter Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force on 7 June 1943. The group flew P-47 Thunderbolts, and from October 1944, P-51 Mustangs, as escorts for bombing missions across occupied Europe and to strafe targets on the ground. Tactical... -
350th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-76268
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. ...
Associated Place
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Raydon
Military site : airfield
Although never used as such, Raydon was built during 1942-43 as an Eighth Air Force bomber base, with three concrete runways, 50 loop and one pan hardstandings, and two dispersed T2 hangars. Initially on loan to the Ninth Air Force, it was first...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | California, USA | 9 August 1920 |
| Lived in | Santa Ana, CA, USA | 1940 |
| Enlisted | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 5 August 1942 |
| Assigned | Raydon, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7, UK | 24 June 1944 – 4 August 1944 |
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Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Died | Oldenzaal, Netherlands | 4 August 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Plantlunne aerodrome in P-47D 42-76268, hit by flak, A/C abandoned Almelo when oil pressure hit zero. Crashed near Oldenzaal. Parachute failed to open. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7512. |
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| Buried | Inglewood, CA, USA | 1945 |
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Inglewood Park Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 03 July 2016 11:47:06 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, service number, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/page/84994391_harry_y%20aldridge/details/ |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:12:30 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7512 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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