World War II Honoree

Hubert Mark Altvater

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Greensborough, North Carolina

Honored By

Ralph Bozorth

FIRST LIEUTENANT AND PILOT OF A B-26 MARAUDER BOMBER ASSIGNED TO THE 386TH BOMB GROUP IN THE 554TH BOMB SQUADRON. LOCATED AT ESSEX COUNTY, ENGLAND WHERE HE BEGAN FLYING COMBAT MISSIONS IN FEBRUARY 1944. SHOT DOWN ON HIS 63RD MISSION BY GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE AND PRISONER OF WAR OF THE GERMANS FOR ABOUT 9 1/2 MONTHS AT STALAG LUFT I IN BARTH, GERMANY. LIBERATED BY THE RUSSIANS AND IT TOOK ABOUT A MONTH, 5 WEEKS, TO GET BACK TO THE U.S. SEPARATED FROM THE AIR FORCE IN SEPTEMBER 1945.