Oron Edward Harper
MilitaryOron Harper was Co-Pilot on B-17 #44-8208, shot down on the Merseburg mission 2 November 1944. Prisoner of War (POW)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19104866
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32574205 at enlistment, then O-716374
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17111190
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14114887
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17051730 at enlistment, then O-758693
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Baby II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
12 November 1921 | McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States | |
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Enlisted |
22 July 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
2 November 1944 | Captured near Drosa, NW of Köthen, Germany. Wounded, was transported to hospital in Köthen. Interned later at Stalag Luft 3; force-marched to Stalag 7A Moosburg. Liberated there by US troops 29 April 1945. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 26 May 1945.” | |
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Died |
5 October 2015 | ||
| Versailles Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | |||
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Buried |
Oron Harper rests at the Mustang Cemetery, Mustang, Canadian County, Oklahoma |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
First name is Oron.
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW Records
MACR 2902
NARA - Captured German records - KU-3247
WWII Draft Card
VETERANS BIRLS Death File
VA Grave Locator
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10143 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database