His next of kin was noted as Mrs. Astrid M. Johnson who resided in Mattapan, Massachsetts. She was possibly his wife.
Alden served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17F "Lady Astrid" #42-3176, 527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 26, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at that time, as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Married.
Alden was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked & disabled by a German fighter and crashed in the Limburger Forest, near Dornheim, West of Darmstadt, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-795755
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-3176:
Johnson, Alden C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MA
Johnson, Eugene T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Locke, James R ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
Rousseau, Raoul A ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ME
Scripter, Ralph K ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Velasquez, Antonio A ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Airmen who became POW's from B-17F #42-3176:
Brittain, Benjamin B ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner
Dubois, Louis E ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier
Holtsberg, Warren E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Tapping, Vincent E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Alden served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17F "Lady Astrid" #42-3176, 527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 26, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at that time, as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Married.
Alden was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked & disabled by a German fighter and crashed in the Limburger Forest, near Dornheim, West of Darmstadt, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-795755
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-3176:
Johnson, Alden C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MA
Johnson, Eugene T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Locke, James R ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
Rousseau, Raoul A ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ME
Scripter, Ralph K ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Velasquez, Antonio A ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Airmen who became POW's from B-17F #42-3176:
Brittain, Benjamin B ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner
Dubois, Louis E ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier
Holtsberg, Warren E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Tapping, Vincent E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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His next of kin was noted as Mrs. Astrid M. Johnson who resided in Mattapan, Massachsetts. She was possibly his wife.
Alden served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17F "Lady Astrid" #42-3176, 527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 26, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at that time, as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Married.
Alden was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked & disabled by a German fighter and crashed in the Limburger Forest, near Dornheim, West of Darmstadt, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-795755
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-3176:
Johnson, Alden C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MA
Johnson, Eugene T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Locke, James R ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
Rousseau, Raoul A ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ME
Scripter, Ralph K ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Velasquez, Antonio A ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Airmen who became POW's from B-17F #42-3176:
Brittain, Benjamin B ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner
Dubois, Louis E ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier
Holtsberg, Warren E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Tapping, Vincent E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Alden served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17F "Lady Astrid" #42-3176, 527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 26, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at that time, as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Married.
Alden was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked & disabled by a German fighter and crashed in the Limburger Forest, near Dornheim, West of Darmstadt, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-795755
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-3176:
Johnson, Alden C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MA
Johnson, Eugene T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, PA
Locke, James R ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
Rousseau, Raoul A ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ME
Scripter, Ralph K ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Velasquez, Antonio A ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Airmen who became POW's from B-17F #42-3176:
Brittain, Benjamin B ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner
Dubois, Louis E ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier
Holtsberg, Warren E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Tapping, Vincent E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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