Douglas served as a Second Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24M #44-41843, 372nd Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Ottertail County, Minnesota prior to the war.
Douglas' B-24 crashed in the south Pacific due to battle damage. He survived the crash. He was picked up by PBY OA-10A #43-33885. During take of this rescue plane took a nose dive and Albert was then declared "Missing In Action" in the crash of the PBY.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O2059629
He also has a memorial marker at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
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Airmen who perished on B-24M #44-41843:
Distasio, John A ~ Sgt, NJ
Helder, Arthur R ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
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Airmen who perished during rescue operations:
OA-10A #43-33885 made a rescue attempt landing and picking up the rest of the crew. During takeoff the plane took a nose dive and the below Pilot & Co-Pilot of B-24M #44-41843 were declared "Missing". The rest of the crew are believed to have survived.
Lorenz, Albert C ~ FO, Co-Pilot, IA
Sorem, Douglas S ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
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Airmen who perished on OA-10A #43-33885:
Thornton, William E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TX
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Ottertail County, Minnesota prior to the war.
Douglas' B-24 crashed in the south Pacific due to battle damage. He survived the crash. He was picked up by PBY OA-10A #43-33885. During take of this rescue plane took a nose dive and Albert was then declared "Missing In Action" in the crash of the PBY.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O2059629
He also has a memorial marker at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
" Click Here " for that record.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24M #44-41843:
Distasio, John A ~ Sgt, NJ
Helder, Arthur R ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished during rescue operations:
OA-10A #43-33885 made a rescue attempt landing and picking up the rest of the crew. During takeoff the plane took a nose dive and the below Pilot & Co-Pilot of B-24M #44-41843 were declared "Missing". The rest of the crew are believed to have survived.
Lorenz, Albert C ~ FO, Co-Pilot, IA
Sorem, Douglas S ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on OA-10A #43-33885:
Thornton, William E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TX
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Douglas served as a Second Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24M #44-41843, 372nd Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Ottertail County, Minnesota prior to the war.
Douglas' B-24 crashed in the south Pacific due to battle damage. He survived the crash. He was picked up by PBY OA-10A #43-33885. During take of this rescue plane took a nose dive and Albert was then declared "Missing In Action" in the crash of the PBY.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O2059629
He also has a memorial marker at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
" Click Here " for that record.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24M #44-41843:
Distasio, John A ~ Sgt, NJ
Helder, Arthur R ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished during rescue operations:
OA-10A #43-33885 made a rescue attempt landing and picking up the rest of the crew. During takeoff the plane took a nose dive and the below Pilot & Co-Pilot of B-24M #44-41843 were declared "Missing". The rest of the crew are believed to have survived.
Lorenz, Albert C ~ FO, Co-Pilot, IA
Sorem, Douglas S ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on OA-10A #43-33885:
Thornton, William E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TX
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Ottertail County, Minnesota prior to the war.
Douglas' B-24 crashed in the south Pacific due to battle damage. He survived the crash. He was picked up by PBY OA-10A #43-33885. During take of this rescue plane took a nose dive and Albert was then declared "Missing In Action" in the crash of the PBY.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O2059629
He also has a memorial marker at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
" Click Here " for that record.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24M #44-41843:
Distasio, John A ~ Sgt, NJ
Helder, Arthur R ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished during rescue operations:
OA-10A #43-33885 made a rescue attempt landing and picking up the rest of the crew. During takeoff the plane took a nose dive and the below Pilot & Co-Pilot of B-24M #44-41843 were declared "Missing". The rest of the crew are believed to have survived.
Lorenz, Albert C ~ FO, Co-Pilot, IA
Sorem, Douglas S ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on OA-10A #43-33885:
Thornton, William E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TX
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Inscription
2LT, 372 AAF BOMB SQ, 307 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Ottertail Co, Minnesota.
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