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MITCHELL, Alfred Howard - Date of
birth
30 December 1921 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Lyndhurst, Bergen County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Lyndhurst, Bergen County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32391382 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 June 1943 - Place of
death
1 km north of Marx, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 29 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James F. Mitchell (father)
Grace Mitchell (mother)
Florence (Castles) Mitchell (stepmother)
Mildred Mitchell (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3148 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 1369
More information
S/Sgt Alfred H. Mitchell graduated from Lyndhurst High School in 1940 and was a checker.He enlisted on 11 July 1942 in Newark, New Jersey.
The co-pilot, 1st Lt William H. Cochran, who survived the mission, stated after the war that their airplane collided head on with a Focke-Wulf 190.
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight men were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Lyndhurst High School 1940