Albert, Frank Lester

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Frank Lester Albert.

Unit/placed, 506^th Bomber Squadron, 44^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Frank was born approx. no record in East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

Father, Joseph Albert.

Mother, Christina F. Albert.

Born in Germany.

Brothers, John J. and Charles W. Albert.

Wife, Rose E. (Williams) Albert.

Frank entered the service from Allentown, Pennsylvania in Jan. 1, 1943 with service number # 3349833.

Frank L. Albert rank/duty was a First Lieutenant/Pilot (B-24) in the 506st Bomber Squadron.

Frank’s crewmembers and their position onboard the plane a B-24 were;

1^st Lt. Frank L. Albert Pilot

1^st Lt. Meredyth Geary Co Pilot

1^st 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 an crashed near Friedrichshafen, on March 18, 1944, and he is honored with an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Frank is mentioned/buried 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

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

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