Name:
Alvin Michael Pollingue
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-793952
Unit:
405th Fighter Squadron, 371st Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-07-17
State:
Louisiana
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
J
Row:
6
Grave:
15
Decoration:
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt Alvin Michael Pollingue, pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt 42-76435, took off from A-6 Beuzeville on a strafing mission over La Fleche. He was shot down either by flak or friendly fire at 1605.