Harold Anthony Gournay

Military

Assigned to 353BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna 7-Nov-44 in B-17 44-6263; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 9667

 

Awards: AM, PH, POW, American Campaign, EAME, WWII Victory,

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 353rd Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Eunice, Louisiana 21 October 1919 Born Eunice, Louisiana

Enlisted

Jackson, Mississippi 22 November 1941 Enlisted Jackson, Mississippi

Prisoner of war

Stalag Luft III, Zagan Poland 7 November 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III

Died

Eunice, Louisiana 7 November 2019 Died Eunice, Louisiana

Buried

Mount Calvary Cemetery, Louisiana 10 November 2019 Interred Mount Calvary Cemetery Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana