Burns, Albert Harry, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Burns, Albert Harry, Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-755632 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #46 Dated 9 March 1944, effective 9 March 1944. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	24 April 1944
Results	Interned, Neutral Country
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 6 November 1916 Interned in Switzerland. In 2013, the USAF formally changed his wartime status from Interned to Prisoner of War and authorized the award of the Prisoner of War Medal.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 4287⇓ (7.504 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Broyhill, Virgil Ray⇗	Pilot	INT
2nd Lt. Burns, Albert Harry, Jr	Co-pilot	INT
2nd Lt. Earle, Guy Harmon, Jr⇗	Navigator	INT
Flt. Ofcr. Grilli, Eugene Philip⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Pizzi, Frank Benjamin⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	INT
S/SGT. Duncan, Sam Park, Jr⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	INT
SGT. Piemonte, Guiseppe Mario⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	INT
T/SGT. Robertson, James Roman⇗	Tail Gunner	INT
S/SGT. Massengale, Arnold Lee⇗	Flexible Gunner	INT
SGT. Wilkins, John Robert⇗	Flexible Gunner	INT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Co-pilot	42‑31495⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
92⇗	20 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Co-pilot	42‑102446⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Wing, High Group. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97309⇗	Combat Mission Credit Dropped nickles (propaganda leaflets) with regular demolition bombs. Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37885⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Though not observed leaving formation, this aircraft made a forced landing at Dubendorf, Switzerland. MACR 4287 Sortie Report⇗

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