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SSGT Albert Julius Becker Jr
26 May 1920 – 7 Jan 1945
| Birth | 26 May 1920 |
| Death | 7 Jan 1945 |
| Cemetery | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio , Bexar County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Anonymous on 31 Oct 2024 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/345480 |
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Killed in action while serving in the 678th Bombardment Squadron, 444th Bombardment Group. Service No. 18056889 (service number submitted by James Durham). Originally buried in the Kalaikunda Cemetery, Kalaikunda, India , he was returned for reburial at Fort Sam Houston on April 12, 1949. Flight Engineer on John Swick crew. The aircraft that took off from Duahkandi, India, and crashed shortly afterward. All personnel onboard were killed. (42-93871) MACR: 15239 Date: 01/07/1945 Aircraft Type: F-13 Aircraft Number: 42-93871 Nickname: Group: 444BG Squadron: 678BS Command: 20AF Location: Dudhkundi Country: IND Time: Crew: 1LT John F Swick, Pilot 2LT Benjamin Cohn , Navigator/Radar 2LT Henry W Haines , Co-Pilot 2LT William A Williams , Navigator SSGT Albert J Becker, Jr , Flight Engineer CPL Edmund F Anzalone , Photographer/Gunner CPL Stanley R Jackunas . Radar Operator CPL Howard W Lashbrook , Left Gunner CPL Eugene L Lowe , Senior Gunner CPL Robert W Macchia , Right Gunner CPL Samuel B Scott , Tail Gunner
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SSGT 678 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II
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