Harry Edwin Spencer
Military
Object Number - UPL 61040 - 1st Lt Harry E. Spencer
9-Nov-42 while ferrying B-17 to UK, crew was instructed to search for missing C-53. B-17 42-5088 crashed near Kjoge Bay and aircraft broke in two. He spent about 6 months stranded on the ice with his crew members before being rescued. All crew returned.
Awards: LOM, DFC, AM (2OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Ferrying Group
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Other
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Muskogee County, Oklahoma | 20 August 1920 | Born Muskogee County, Oklahoma |
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Other Stranded |
Greenland Ice Cap | 9 November 1942 - 6 April 1943 | Stranded Greenland Ice Cap |
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Died |
Tomball, Texas | 28 June 2004 | Died Tomball, Texas |
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Buried |
Oak Grove Memorial Gardens Irving, Texas | 30 June 2004 | Interred Oak Grove Memorial Gardens Irving, Dallas County, Texas |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs by Hey and Bishop p.45
