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WHITE, Albert R - Date of
birth
1 November 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois -
Hometown
Bishop, Effingham County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16122110 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Nose Gunner -
Unit
825th Bombardment Squadron,
484th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bilina, Czech Republic
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 42 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert F. White (father)
Rosa V. (Strong) White (mother)
Harold E. White (brother)
Lenora J. White (sister)
Norma J. White (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-51835 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Odertal, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refineries
MACR: 10492
More information
S/Sgt Albert R. White joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Peoria, Illinois on 3 September 1942.Pvt James W. Taylor:
"I was flying in ship #50, and ship #38 was about 1,500 yards from the formation with another straggler. At about 1155, three enemy aircraft attacked from out of the sun, hit a B-24, which went down in a spin, then hit #38, which caught fire in #3 and #4 engines. I then saw fire coming from the waist windows, and the plane went down in a flat spin, burning as it disappeared into the overcast. I did not see any chutes at any time."
He is remembered at the cemetery of Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Broeker Imming Family Tree, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Dec.44.html, www.findagrave.com – Charles Eugene Logston
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Jane Ries / Charles Eugene Logston / Gray Ridr