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HARRIMAN, Alberto Willard - Date of
birth
22 October 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Ashley County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18168148 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
451st Bombardment Squadron,
322nd Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 January 1945 - Place of
death
Altenkirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 10 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alberto W. Harriman (father)
Nannie J. (Hundley) Harriman (mother)
Willard H. Harriman (brother)
Lily E. Harriman (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-67813 -
Data
Type: B-26G
Destination: Stadtkyll, Germany
MACR: 12003
More information
S/Sgt A. W. Harriman volunteered for the U.S. Army in Little Rock, Arkansas on 29 October 1942.He graduated from Hamburg High School, attended Henderson College and was a retail manager.
Statement from S/Sgt James M. Romine:
"I was flying as tail gunner in the lead ship in the first box. I saw the number five ship in the high flight receive a direct flak hit in the left engine, and then it immediately lost altitude, sliding into the burning engine. I next noticed the left wheel falling off, and then the left engine fell off. The wing fell off, and the plane went into a spin approximately three or four thousand feet above the ground. I saw no chutes open. The ship seemed to be under control until the wing collapsed."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Salinas Holtkamp Families, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Sandra, http://www.b26.com, www.ancestry.com – Mark S Harriman