Hubert Mark Altvater

Military
media-37609.jpeg UPL 37609 Sgt Hubert P Miller ground crew on B-17 'Sack Time'.

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Object Number - UPL 37609 - Sgt Hubert P Miller ground crew on B-17 'Sack Time'.

Hubert Altvater was a Co-Pilot in the 386th Bomb Group. He was on B-26 # 42-96184 on his 64th mission on 6 August 1944 when it was hit by Flak and crashed into the sea off Trouville-sur-Mer, France. Gunner Franklin Swanson was killed and the five others, including 1st Lt Altvater, were made Prisoners of War (POW) - Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 7875.

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Units served with

Lieutenant James T. Wilson and Lieutenant Robert J. Owen of the 386th Bomb Group in the cockpit of their B-26 Marauder. Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published.' [stamp], 'Ministry of Information 19 Aug 1943.' [stamp] nand '279545.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'AT THE US MARAUDERS BASE. The B-26 Marauders, American super medium bombers are operating now from bases in Britain. This series of pictures shows various scenes at the airfield where the ground crew and the fliers work together

386th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Walter Edward Payne

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 554th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18040560 and O-433892
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Franklin E Swanson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 554th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12139321
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Armorer Gunner

Joseph Donald Weaver

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center 386th Bomb Group 554th Bomb Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (No 3 Combat Crew Replacement Center)
  • Service Numbers: 14150971
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Aircraft

42-96184

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 554th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Winfield, Kansas, United States 23 October 1921 the son of Arnold Hugh and Amelia (Miller) Altvater

Enlisted

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States 28 April 1942 as a Private in the Air Corps

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 6 August 1944 Landed in parachute in a mine field in a sandbank on the seashore near Trouville-sur-Mer, France. Interned at Stalag Luft 1- North 2 Compound in Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Allied Military control 18/7/1945.”

Died

Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States 30 January 2001
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States

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Sources

MACR 7875
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
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