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SALAZAR, Albert Mangerrez - Date of
birth
21 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona -
Hometown
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39858330 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Emmerich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Juan Salazar (father)
Mariana H. Salazar (mother)
Irene Salazar (sister)
Juanita Salazar (sister)
Tillie Salazar (sister)
Ramono Salazar (brother)
Alberto Salazar (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38434 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Zwickau, Germany
Mission: Bombing targets of opportunity, airfield, and motor vehicle factory
MACR: 9345
More information
S/Sgt Albert M. Salazar enlisted in Phoenix, Arizona, on 25 March 1943.Three fortresses were observed in distress. (A) A B-17 was seen in a spin at 13,000 feet altitude, at 5129N-1353E. Three chutes were seen.The A/C was out of control. (B) A B-17 was observed under control but out of formation at 5235N-0435E at 18,000 feet. No apparent damage could be seen by observing the A/C. (C) A B-17 suspected to be that of Lt Kerr in A/C 434, MIA today, was seen north of Dresden at 23,000 feet, heading 270 degrees. The number three engine was smoking and had been feathered. Number two engine was feathered. He was heard calling for fighter protection and called out over VHF that he was headed for Brussels.
The plane crashed in the Rhine River near Emmerich, Germany, and the Dutch border.
5 POW, 5 KIA.
S/Sgt Salazar was officially declared dead on 8 October 1945.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card / MACR9345, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census U.S.
Photo source: André Koch