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Winograd, Alfred A. - 1st Lt


Service during the War

1st LT Alfred Winograd enlisted on December 8th, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He volunteered for the Army Airforce and was eventually assigned to the 8th Airforce, 401st Bombarment Group, and was stationed at Bassingborn, England. He was a navigatior and Mickey (Radar) operator and as such was almost always in a lead or deptuy lead position on missions in a "Pathfinder" B-17 equiped with specialzed equipment that, when necesaary, allowed bombing when the targets were completely invisible due to cloud cover (Blind Bombing). He was awarded 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses (which was given to individuals who distinguised themselves by heroism or extraordianry achievement in combat aerial flight), 2 Air Medals (for meritorious achievement in combat aerial flight), as well an numerous other medals and citations.

Recorded Missions

#DateTargetAircraftCrewComments
1.May 7, 1944Berlin, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
2.May 8, 1944Berlin, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
3.May 12, 1944Mersburg,GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
4.May 19, 1944Berlin, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
5.May 24, 1944Berlin, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
6.June 6, 1944Larivierra, FRUndocumentedUndocumentedFith Task Force Lead
7.June 19, 1944Bordeux, FRUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Lead
8.June 28, 1944Loan-Couvron,FRUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Lead
9.July 6, 1944Relly, FRUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Lead
10.July 7, 1944Leipzig, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
11.July 18, 1944Peenemunde, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Lead (Awarded DFC)
12.July 28, 1944Merseburg, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Lead
13.July 31, 1944Munich, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Lead
14.Aug 5, 1944Nienbirg, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
15.Aug 6, 1944Genshagen, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
16.Aug 13, 1944Elbeuf, FRUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Lead
17.Aug 27, 1944Berlin, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
18.Sept 3, 1944Ledwigshaven,GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
19.Sept 11, 1944Merseburg, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Lead
20.Sept 22, 1944Kassel, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
21.Sept 25, 1944Frankfurt, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
22.Oct 3, 1944Nurenburg, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
23.Oct 14, 1944Cologne, GyUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
24.Oct 19, 1944Manheim, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
25.Oct 22, 1944Hanover, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
26.Oct 26, 1944Bielefeld, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
27.Oct 28, 1944Munster, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Deputy Lead
28.Nov 2, 1944Merseburg, GYUndocumentedUndocumented94th Combat Wing Lead
29.Nov 4, 1944Hamburg, GYUndocumentedUndocumented8th Airforce Lead


References
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- AlfredWinogradMissions.PDF 5.46 MB
- WikiPortrait.jpg 2.05 MB