Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Alfred A. Amann.
Unit/Placed in, 513th Bomber Squadron, 376th Bomber Group (Heavy).
Alfred is born approx. on 1922 in New York.
Father, John J. Amann.
Mother, Rose (Iffert) Amann.
Brother(s), Edward Amann.
Alfred enlisted the service in New York with service number # O-812529.
Alfred ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,
2nd Lt. Alfred A. Amann Pilot
2nd Lt. Melville R. Manning Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Russel S. Weyland Bombardier
T/Sgt. Terrodino A. Battistone Engineer
T/Sgt. Leroy W. Clark Jr. Radio Operator
S/Sgt. J. R. Aycock Armored Gunner
S/Sgt. Richlyn H. Holt Armored Gunner
S/Sgt. Tommy L. Scott Armored Gunner
S/Sgt. Marion T. Whiteshades Armored Gunner
Alfred was KIA on the mission, over Toulon his plane took a direct frontal hit from the German Flak and the crashed on Aug. 6, 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Alfred is buried/mentioned at Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial,
Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France.
Thanks to, http://www.armyaircorps-376bg.com/
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
