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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Albert Duke

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Baltimore, Maryland

Honored By

Barbi Ennis Connolly

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS ONE OF THE 1ST PILOTS IN THE CADRE OF THE 321ST BOMB GROUP, 447TH BOMB SQUADRON, B-25 MITCHELL AIRCRAFT IN THE GENERAL BOB KNAPP'S FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, THE SOUTHERN ROUTE. FEBRUARY 1943, HE AND HIS CREW WERE SHOT DOWN AT SEA ON 1ST MISSION, BUT EVADED AND RETURNED TO THEIR BASE. HE RETURNED TO THE STATES TO RECOVER AND THEN SERVED DOING BOND-TOURS FOR AMERICA.