Edward Matthew Albright Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURVirginian Pilot Newspaper March 16, 1945
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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 |
Revisions
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Albright&Submit=…
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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
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MACR 8995 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database