World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Alfred A. Albrecht
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: 2ND LIEUTENANT. SERVED AS A P-51 ‘MUSTANG’ FIGHTER PILOT ASSIGNED TO THE 8TH AIR FORCE ‘MIGHTY EIGHTH’, 67TH FIGHTER WING, 364TH FIGHTER GROUP, 384TH FIGHTER SQUADRON STATIONED AT HONINGTON, ENGLAND ARMY AIR FORCE STATION #375. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, DECEMBER 11, 1944 WHILE FLYING AN INTERDICTORY COMBAT MISSION SUPPORTING THE DEFENSE OF BASTOGNE, BATTLE OF THE BULGE. CAMPAIGNS: AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND. HE WAS RETURNED TO PENNSYLVANIA FOR BURIAL, WITH INTERMENT IN A PRIVATE CEMETERY.