Harold W Shroka
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 6-Dec-1942 in B-17F 41-24453 'Cherry' while serving as Co-Pilot. Killed in Action (KIA)
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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: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 6 December 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Buried |
Lille, France | 12 December 1942 | Buried in the Southern Cemetery of Lille, France. Exact location in this cemetery is unknown. |
Born |
Ohio | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lille, France | 6 December 1942 | Shot down by enemy aircraft, remained in the aircraft when it crashed. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a connection to the A/C 41-24453 mentioned in the description. Added a connection to the A/C pilot, Lt William A. Prentice.
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 8-Nov-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database