Melvin Alderman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 49591
2Lt Melvin Alderman
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Killed in Action (KIA) near Teplitz in B-17 'Green Hill' #43-38958.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Green Hill Belle
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pierpont, South Dakota | 14 May 1918 | Parents: Lewis P. Alderman and Paulina O. Alderman née Paulson |
Died KIA |
Germany | 6 April 1945 | "Mission #353, 6 April 1945, to Leipzig, Germany. Crew was flying in B-17G #43-38958 Green Hill Belle (427BS) GN- H. Was involved in a mid-air collision, shortly before reaching the target at Leipzig , with B-17G #44-8647..." |
Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery | 24 March 1950 | Returned from Neuville en Condroz, Belgium. Group burial Plot I, Grave 96 |
Cassleton, North Dakota |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributoracbernstein1
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Crash site photos courtesy of Geunter Bier. Crash site research Harry D. Gobrecht. Hell's Angels, 303rd Bomb Group (H); www.303dbg.com
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13719 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database