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WINSOR, Alexander Jr - Date of
birth
23 April 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-688888 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
558th Bombardment Squadron,
387th Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
6 December 1944 - Place of
death
Düren, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 30 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alexander Winsor (father)
Elizabeth H. (Bancroft) Winsor (mother)
Elsie H. Winsor (sister)
R.H. Winsor (brother)
John Winsor (brother)
Philip Winsor (brother)
Mary (Sears) Winsor (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-31659 -
Data
Type: B-26B
Destination: Mariaweiller, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 10872
More information
1st Lt Alexander Winsor Jr. graduated from Middlesex High School in 1933 and Harvard University in 1939.He enlisted on 25 May 1942 at Boston, Massachusetts.
"I was flying as Waist Gunner with Lt Fallon when a series of explosions attracted my attention to Lt Winsor's plane. It was hit by several rapid bursts of flak and flames were seen to come from the open Bomb Bay. The plane then split in two and the bombs fell from the plane almost immediately following the explosion. I then noticed two chutes about 4,000 feet below that must have been from the rear of Lt Winsor's plane. I followed the plane down until it hit and did not notice any more chutes".
- Statement of Sgt Claude R. Pedicord
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.fold3.com MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.b26.com, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 43-H, Eagle Pass, Texas, www.findagrave.com