Russell Evert Harry
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Sent through to the museum by Raymond L Harry, one of Russell's brothers.
Object Number - UPL 23375 - Russell E Harry, who served as a pilot with the 389th Bomb Group and the 25th Bomb Group. He was killed when his aircraft crashed in bad weather on...
Russell E Harry served as a pilot, first flying B-24's (Wilhite crew) with 566BS, 389BG and then flying de Havilland Mosquitos in photo reconnaissance missions with 25th Bomb Group.
Harry was killed on 22-Nov-44 flying a weather reconnaissance mission (Bluestocking weather Met). His Mosquito aircraft crashed in England in severe weather.
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron 653rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19079017
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-405475
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Mosquito
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 653rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Montana | 27 May 1921 | Son of Evert and Olive E Harry. |
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Enlisted |
Portland, OR, USA | 15 September 1941 | Portland, Oregon |
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Died |
Watton, Thetford IP25, UK | 22 November 1944 | |
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Buried |
23 November 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs Plot F Row 4 Grave 32 | |
| Vancouver, WA, USA | |||
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Based |
Watton | 22 November 1944 | Assigned to 653BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Based |
Hethel | Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII" Schiffer Publications Ltd. 2011.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
389th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
See also:
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=7&cat=all&tf…
ABMC record: https://www.abmc.gov/node/540390#.V9EwxU1TGM8
ABMC, 2Combat Chronology Supplement p.542, Aerial Intelligence of the 25th BG p. 176 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
