Edward Matthew Albright Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-50954.jpeg UPL 50954 Edward M Albright, Jr Edward Matthew Albright, Jr

Virginian Pilot Newspaper March 16, 1945

Object Number - UPL 50954 - Edward M Albright, Jr

Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. 54 x combat missions. Attacked marshalling yards at Amersfoort in P-47D 44-19786, hit by flak in centreline drop tank which exploded, abandoned A/C as oil pressure zero over Zoelen, Holland. Killed in action KIA. MACR 8995.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group (UN-A, serial number 44-19786) P-47 Thunderbolt in flight.
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Alabama, USA 26 August 1916 Son of Edward Matthew and Olivia [White] Albright.

Enlisted

Langley Field Hockey Field, Sunny Hill Ct, McLean, VA 22101, USA 5 November 1941

Other

Assigned

Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK 7 June 1944 - 17 September 1944 Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

4011 Zoelen, Netherlands 17 September 1944 Attacked marshaling yards at Amersfoort in P-47D 44-19786, hit by flak in centerline drop tank which exploded, abandoned A/C as oil pressure zero over Zoelen, Holland. Killed in action KIA. MACR 8995.

Buried

Elmwood Cemetery Norfolk Norfolk City VA 14 May 1949 Re-Interred Elmwood Cemetery Norfolk Norfolk City Virginia, USA.
County St, Norfolk, VA, USA

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Virginian Pilot March 16, 1945

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Combined two entries to create one entry. Record contains information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8995 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Albright&GSfn=Edw…;
http://www.fold3.com/image/28667743/

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 8995 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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