Crew Roster · Personal File

Albert P. Deshazo

Tail Gunner

HometownBirmingham, AL, AL

Sgt. Albert F. DeShazo Jr. served as tail gunner on the crew lost on 20 June 1944 over Germany. His mother, Mrs. Annie E. DeShazo, resided at Route Number Six, Box 14, Birmingham, Alabama.

A German telegram (KU 2260) from Air Port HQ A(O) 6/III Stettin named 'Albert Desharso' (a phonetic German transcription of DeShazo) among the six crew members killed in the 20 June 1944 crash. His identification card (serial 34708766, T 43-44 A.P.) was found in the wreckage.

Killed in Action

Sortie Log

1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
20 JUN 1944

The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

8AF Mission

Date

Target

Aircraft

№ 425

20 JUN 1944

B-24 Liberator lost on 20 June 1944 during a mission departing AAF Station 104. The aircraft was last observed at approximately 16 km north-northeast of Stettin, 1 km northeast of Langenberg. The aircraft was brought down by enemy anti-aircraft fire. It crashed into swampland at 10:01 a.m. local time. German records (KU 2260) confirmed the crash location and noted the plane as a 100% loss. German forces from Air Base Headquarters A(O) 6/III Stettin responded to the crash site and confiscated emergency kits, maps, money, compasses, and other equipment from the wreckage. The aircraft wreckage and crew fate were reported to the Interrogation Center West at Oberursel.

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