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MANN, Alden Taylor - Date of
birth
15 June 1918 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York -
Hometown
Fulton County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-791472 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
367th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
22 May 1943 - Place of
death
Schleswig, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 36 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Clarence A. Mann (father)
Carolyn (Main) Mann (mother)
Emily F. Mann (sister)
Clarence A. Mann (brother)
Carolyn E. Mann (sister)
Clara H. (Gebhard) Mann (wife)
Alden T. Mann (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29677 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Battlin' B
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the submarine construction works
MACR: 16059
More information
1st Lt Alden T. Mann attended Sewanee Military Academy and Emory University.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United Sates at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 16 December 1941.
The mission took place on 15 May 1943. On the way to the target the aircraft became disabled by emeny fighters over the North Sea and crashed. Six crew members were killed in the airplane or in the crash, four men were rescued by fishermen and taken prisoner.
Lt Alden T. Mann died in a hospital in Schleswig one week later from severe burns.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com Family Trees, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Alden T. Mann IV (son), www.ancestry.com - dwbraeutigam