Harry J. Albright.
Engineer / Top Turret · 330th Squadron · Of Ewen, MI.
The Man Behind the Name
Albright entered the USAAF on September 23, 1941. He attended Airplane Mechanics School at Keesler Field and the 8th Bomber Command Gunnery School near King's Lynn, England. He reported for duty with the 330th Bomb Squadron of the just-forming 93rd Bomb Group at Barksdale Field, LA on March 22, 1942, and was a member of 'Ted's Traveling Circus' until his rotation home on December 2, 1944.
Assigned to a combat flight crew as flight engineer, Albright flew his first combat mission on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and his last on August 14, 1944. He then volunteered for detached service with the Air Transport Command, making 18 trips to France and Belgium hauling aviation gas in war-weary B-24s. He returned to Hardwick on October 3, 1944 and served as squadron engineer until rotating stateside.
After a leave he served at Kelly Field and EEAB at Enid, OK. He received an honorable discharge on May 28, 1945 with 156 discharge points. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, five Air Medals, Good Conduct Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, American Defense Service Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and the EAME Theatre Ribbon with nine Battle Stars.
Service record.
Before and after.
Harry J. Albright was born August 8, 1921 in Ewen, MI.
While stationed at Kelly Field, Albright married his childhood sweetheart. They had five children and nine grandchildren. He retired in 1983 and returned to his hometown of Ewen, MI.