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 | |
| 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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