Albert F Paplaskas
Military ROLL OF HONOURAlbert Paplaskas was Left Waist gunner on board B-17 #42-39782 on the 8 February mission to Frankfurt, Germany. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Roye, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15084516
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12011093 at enlistment, then O-688731
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15339963
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31084894
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681986
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
8 February 1944 | in the loss of B-17 #42-39782. Crashed near Amy, SE of Roye, France | |
Buried |
11 February 1944 | in the WWI British cemetery in Roye, France | |
Born |
Methuen, Massachusetts | ||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | after the war his remains were brought to Belgium. Albert Paplaskas rests at Plot B, Row 12, Grave 4 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2880, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 296