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ALFORD, Allan Temple - Date of
birth
26 September 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Red Bluff, Tehama County, California -
Hometown
Anderson, Shasta County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39398025 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
534th Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 October 1943 - Place of
death
Schönberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert T. Alford (father)
Mary (Dinkle) Alford (mother)
Robert S. Alford (brother)
Earnest H. Alford (brother)
Ralph E. Alford (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29958 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickmane: Battlin' Bombsprayer
Destination: Anklan, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 886
More information
Allan T. Alford enlisted in Sacramento, California on 24 September 1942.The airplane was shor down by enemy fighters. Eight crew members survived and were taken prisoner, two men were killed.
The picture was taken in high school in 1936.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, NARA, Missing Aircrew Report 886
Photo source: Jac Engels, Anderson Union High School 1936