Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Frank L. Albert.
Unit/Placed in, 506th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group, Heavy.
Frank is born approx. on 25 Feb. 1917 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Father, Joseph Albert Jr.
Mother, Christiana F. Albert.
Brother(s), John J. and Charles W. Albert.
Frank enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 0-800804.
David ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,
1st Lt. Frank L. Albert Pilot
1st Lt . Meredyth Geary Co Pilot
1st Lt. Edmund H. Donnely Navigator
1sr Lt. Paul Castellotti Bombardier
T/Sgt. Beauford Walker Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
T/Sgt. James Warfel Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Lloyd Bradley Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. David Andello Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Carl Bolick Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Edward Montelone Tail Gunner
Frank was KIA during the mission, when the plane was hit by FLAK and blow up and crashed near Friedrichshafen, on March 18, 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Frank is buried/mentioned at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France.
Thanks to, http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
