Cornelius P Harrington
Military
Back L-R: S/Sg.t Norman Bergsma (Radio), S/Sg.t Leroy D. Kucharski (Gunner), T/Sgt. Cornelius P. Harrington (Engineer), S/Sgt. Arnold Money (Gunner), S/Sgt. Steve Kernitz (Gunner).
Front L-R: 2nd Lt. William D. Whitaker (Bombardier), 1st Lt. Herbert H. Newman (Pilot), 2nd Lt. William L. Frankhouser (Navigator), 2nd Lt. Paul G. Deininger (Co-Pilot).
Sourced from the 398th.org archive photos.
Object Number - UPL 22164 - Newman's Crew. 603rd Squadron (15/8/1944). Back L-R: S/Sg.t Norman Bergsma (Radio), S/Sg.t Leroy D. Kucharski (Gunner), T/Sgt. Cornelius P....
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 2-Nov-44 in B-17 42-102562 'Knockout'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10157
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1291318
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York State | 7 March 1924 | Son of Patrick Harrington. |
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Enlisted |
13 January 1943 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 2 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Merseburg, Germany | 2 November 1944 | Shot down 2-Nov-44 in B-17 42-102562 'Knockout'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10157 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
1 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Jackson Heights, NY | 6 February 1989 | |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/6935474/social-security-death-index-cornel…
https://www.fold3.com/record/628983349/u-s-department-of-veterans-affai…
Removed # from A/C serial NO. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10157 / MACR 10157; Fortresses Over Nuthampstead, pg 39 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database