Harold Fulghum

Military

Baled out of 41-24609 'Holy Mackerel' while on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France on 23-Nov-42. This aircraft was the lead aircraft for the 303BG formation and he was the Lead Navigator. The aircraft was damaged by flak and he baled out thinking that pilots had been killed and was captured. Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Sergeant Vernon E. Carlson, of the 303rd Bomb Group, paints the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Holy Mackeral". Passed for publication 16 Dec 1942. Printed caption on reverse: '"Everything under control" is the optimistic message sent by Sgt. Vernon E. Carlson of the Air Corps, whose home is at 1431 N. Mayfield Ave, Chicago. He used to be with the Goetz Elevator Co. He is 29 and unmarried. O.P.S. shows him painting "Holy Mackerel" on a plane.' On reverse: Current Affairs Ltd, US Army Press C

41-24609

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Holy Mackerel
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 23 November 1942 - 9 June 1945 Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 9-Jun-45.

Born

Terrell, Texas

Revisions

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Lee Cunningham 1-Dec-2014. Added aircraft connection and edited description account per 303BG Mission Report for 23-Nov-42. http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/004.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 6-Nov-2014. Made place and aircraft connections.

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Lee Cunningham 6-Nov-2014. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p, 495, WWII Memorial web site entry, Roster