Albert served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on C-47A #43-16114 that was assigned to the 8th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
He was actually assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces but was assigned as the Pilot for this flight.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
Albert was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Service # O-804226
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Chelsea Cemetery, Chelsea, Oklahoma. Possibly his Mom "Mary" remarried after his Dad's passing and moved to Oklahoma.
View cenotaph and family links at Family Cenotaph.
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Crew who perished on C-47A #43-16114:
Behrens, Robert A ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, WI
Cotten, Charles W ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Loh, Raymond W ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Pomplun, Albert E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
White, Francis E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, OH
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Passengers who perished on C-47A #43-16114:
Cremeans, Walter M ~ S/Sgt, WV
Hadzima, Steve J ~ Sgt, IL
Reynolds, John W ~ T/Sgt, NJ
Teipner, Charles F ~ Corp, WI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He was actually assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces but was assigned as the Pilot for this flight.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
Albert was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Service # O-804226
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Chelsea Cemetery, Chelsea, Oklahoma. Possibly his Mom "Mary" remarried after his Dad's passing and moved to Oklahoma.
View cenotaph and family links at Family Cenotaph.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #43-16114:
Behrens, Robert A ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, WI
Cotten, Charles W ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Loh, Raymond W ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Pomplun, Albert E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
White, Francis E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, OH
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47A #43-16114:
Cremeans, Walter M ~ S/Sgt, WV
Hadzima, Steve J ~ Sgt, IL
Reynolds, John W ~ T/Sgt, NJ
Teipner, Charles F ~ Corp, WI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Albert served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on C-47A #43-16114 that was assigned to the 8th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
He was actually assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces but was assigned as the Pilot for this flight.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
Albert was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Service # O-804226
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Chelsea Cemetery, Chelsea, Oklahoma. Possibly his Mom "Mary" remarried after his Dad's passing and moved to Oklahoma.
View cenotaph and family links at Family Cenotaph.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #43-16114:
Behrens, Robert A ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, WI
Cotten, Charles W ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Loh, Raymond W ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Pomplun, Albert E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
White, Francis E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, OH
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47A #43-16114:
Cremeans, Walter M ~ S/Sgt, WV
Hadzima, Steve J ~ Sgt, IL
Reynolds, John W ~ T/Sgt, NJ
Teipner, Charles F ~ Corp, WI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He was actually assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces but was assigned as the Pilot for this flight.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
Albert was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was previously awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Service # O-804226
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Chelsea Cemetery, Chelsea, Oklahoma. Possibly his Mom "Mary" remarried after his Dad's passing and moved to Oklahoma.
View cenotaph and family links at Family Cenotaph.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #43-16114:
Behrens, Robert A ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, WI
Cotten, Charles W ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Loh, Raymond W ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Pomplun, Albert E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
White, Francis E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, OH
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Passengers who perished on C-47A #43-16114:
Cremeans, Walter M ~ S/Sgt, WV
Hadzima, Steve J ~ Sgt, IL
Reynolds, John W ~ T/Sgt, NJ
Teipner, Charles F ~ Corp, WI
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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