Arthur A. Albert Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

458th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force

Location of Service:

European Theater

Highest Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran served as a gunner and radio operator on a B-24, flying 25 combat missions, 10 AZON missions, and gasoline missions to refuel General George Patton's tanks.

Collection Information

Interviewer:

Vivian Rogers-Price

Contributor:

Vivian Rogers-Price

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/23235

Subjects:

Albert, Arthur A.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Arthur A. Albert Collection
(AFC/2001/001/23235), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress