Albert, Frank L. – ww2 Europe

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Frank L. Albert.

Unit/Placed in, 506th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group, Heavy.

Frank is born 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 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

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org