Advertisement

FLT O William P Alsabrook Jr.

Advertisement

FLT O William P Alsabrook Jr. Veteran

Birth
Austurland, Iceland
Death
29 Feb 1944 (aged 21)
Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Burial
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Per Angwin Funeral Home Online Records
Age 21 at time of death
Son of Pearl Putnam Alsabrook


Second Lieutenant, 843rd Bomb Squadron,
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Fla.

Killed in the line of duty, in a crash
of B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29538, six
miles northeast of Hillsborough Army
Airfield, near Tampa, Florida.

Eight other Army airmen perished in the
accident:

2nd Lt. Donald G. Barber, pilot
2nd Lt. John F. Ligon, Jr.
2nd Lt. Arthur F. O'Connor, Jr.
S/Sgt. Larice L. Boyle
Sgt. Ernest L. Palm
Sgt. Lawrence R. Siers
Sgt. Roy D. Stroh
PFC Twyman W. Harper
Information contributed by Tim Cook (#46481904)
Per Angwin Funeral Home Online Records
Age 21 at time of death
Son of Pearl Putnam Alsabrook


Second Lieutenant, 843rd Bomb Squadron,
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Fla.

Killed in the line of duty, in a crash
of B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29538, six
miles northeast of Hillsborough Army
Airfield, near Tampa, Florida.

Eight other Army airmen perished in the
accident:

2nd Lt. Donald G. Barber, pilot
2nd Lt. John F. Ligon, Jr.
2nd Lt. Arthur F. O'Connor, Jr.
S/Sgt. Larice L. Boyle
Sgt. Ernest L. Palm
Sgt. Lawrence R. Siers
Sgt. Roy D. Stroh
PFC Twyman W. Harper
Information contributed by Tim Cook (#46481904)


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Created by: Kathy
  • Added: Sep 30, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98042043/william_p-alsabrook: accessed ), memorial page for FLT O William P Alsabrook Jr. (12 Jul 1922–29 Feb 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98042043, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Kathy (contributor 47195014).