Alfred Stanley Lubojacky was born on January 29, 1924, in Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas. He was the son of Joseph Louis Lubojacky and Louise A. Lubojacky. He entered military service in February 1944. He trained at Sheppard Field, Las Vegas Gunnery School, and Drew Field before being deployed overseas in December 1944. He served in the 369th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner of B-17 #42-97185 during World War II.

On February 14, 1945, B-17 #42-97185 was assigned to bomb the marshalling yards at Dresden, Germany. After releasing its bombs, the aircraft was attacked by German FW-190 fighters, sustaining heavy damage to the right wing and fuselage. During the attack, three crew members were wounded, forcing the bomber out of formation. Realizing the aircraft could not return to England, the pilot attempted to reach Czechoslovakia and land behind Russian lines, but as fires spread in the fuselage and one engine, he ordered the crew to bail out. The pilot was the last to abandon the aircraft, setting it on a course to avoid populated areas before it crashed near Hřídelec, Czechoslovakia. While the rest of the crew successfully parachuted out, eight were captured as prisoners of war, and Sgt. Lubojacky was the only fatality.

Sgt Lubojacky was the only member of the crew who did not survive. Later evidence showed that his parachute had only partially deployed, and his body was recovered by German authorities shortly after the crash. For many years, his family had no clear knowledge of his fate and continued to hope that he had survived. Through the persistent efforts of relatives and Czech historians, the circumstances of his death were eventually uncovered. Subsequent investigations indicate that he may have been buried under an incorrect identity, possibly as a French soldier, and his remains have yet to be recovered. His name is memorialized in the Tablets of the Missing in the Epinal American Cemetery. He also has a cenotaph in the Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA.

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