Alfred Eugene Montgomery

1921 - 1943  (21 years)

• Name	Alfred Eugene Montgomery
  Birth	22 Jul 1921	Harlan, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Harlan, Kentucky, USA   [2, 7]
  	District 5
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Wythe County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  Burial	1943	Rose Hill, Lee, Virginia, USA   [3, 4, 8]
  	Shackleford Cemetery
  Death	31 Jan 1943	Messina, Sicilia, Italy   [3, 4, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I51275	Clan Montgomery Society
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Elondus Lonnie Montgomery,   b. 12 Sep 1887, Hancock County, Tennessee, USA d. 31 May 1972, Bell, Kentucky, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Birdie Shackelford,   b. 4 Oct 1896, Kentucky, USA d. 15 Jul 1925, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA (Age 28 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1910
  Family ID	F483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	Never Married  [10]
  Family ID	F22763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jul 1921 - Harlan, Kentucky, USA Residence - District 5 - 1930 - Harlan, Kentucky, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Wythe County, Virginia, USA Burial - 1943 - Rose Hill, Lee, Virginia, USA Death - 31 Jan 1943 - Messina, Sicilia, Italy  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Added by Dan Phelan TSgt Alfred E Montgomery Birth 22 Jul 1921 Death 31 Jan 1943 (aged 21) Messina, Città Metropolitana di Messina, Sicilia, Italy Burial North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia Plot Wall of the Missing Memorial ID 56249125 · View Source On January 31, 1943, Montgomery was flight engineer on B-24D #41-1160 3 named 'Malicious', assigned to the 9th Air Force, 376th Bombardmen t Group, 513th Bombardment Squadron. Malicious was the lead plane o n a combat mission to bomb Messina Harbor in Sicily. Two engines wer e knocked out of commission by anti-aircraft artillery, but they staye d on their bomb run and hit their target. They were then set upon by G erman fighter planes and after a running battle, were forced to mak e a water crash landing into the Tyrrhenian Sea, twenty miles off th e coast of Messina, Sicily. Crewmen in other aircraft saw four to si x men evacuate the plane into life rafts, but subsequent rescue flight s were unable to locate the men. Because his body was never recovered, he's memorialized on the Wall o f the Missing. Montgomery was from Lee County, VA. He received the Silver Star, the D istinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

  
  

• Sources

  [S814] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for Alfred E Montgomery [S7] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: 749;Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 628.0; FHL microfilm:2340484. Record for Elondous Montgomery [S32] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Alfred E. Montgomery [S208] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and othe r Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2 012;). Record for TSgt Alfred E Montgomery [S1590] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 20 06;). Record for Alfred E Montgomery [S86] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Wythe, Elizabeth City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4259; Page: 59A; Enumeration District: 28-18. Record for Alfred E Montgomery [S13] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; D ate: 2002;;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 5, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: 749; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 628.0; FHL microfilm: 2340484. Record for Elondous Montgomery [S1829] Shackleford Cemetery (Name: Findagrave; Location: Rose Hill, Lee, Virginia, USA;), Montgomery, Alfred Eugene Memorial #56249125 Plot: Wall of the Missing Accessed KRM 6 May 2018 3:02pm https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56249125/alfred-e-montgomery. Shackleford Cemetery Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia, USAhttps://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2426132/shackleford-cemeteryFrom Rose Hill, go west on US-58 for 2 miles; turn left (at Presbyteri an Church) on SR-682 for 1.5 miles just past the homes of Wayne Burga n & Paul Taylor; turn left onto Wayne Burgan's farm. Cemetery cannot b e seen from the road and a 4-wheeled drive vehicle is needed to driv e up the hill to the cemetery. [S1830] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 200 0;). Record for Alfred E Montgomery [S173] Montgomery, Isla Awyn, Branches of Montgomerys and Longs (Name: Location: Denver, Colorado, USA; Date: 1980;;), Section 2 Pages 38-55 Hugh Montgomery and Rebecca Overton.