Harry Carl Opp
MilitaryAssigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Shot down during Ploesti raid on 1-Aug-43 in 'Boiler Maker II' 41-23782 as part of Operation Tidal Wave. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: DFC, AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Boiler Maker II
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hazelton, ND 58544, USA | 29 July 1918 | Son of Simon and Rosina [Mitterlider] Opp |
Enlisted |
20 July 1942 | ||
Other Shot down POW |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Shot down during Ploesti raid on 1-Aug-43 in 'Boiler Maker II' 41-23782 as part of Operation Tidal Wave. POW |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Romania |
Other Discharged USAAF |
24 August 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
Died |
Glen Ullin, ND 58631, USA | 10 May 2009 | |
Buried |
North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, ND | 13 May 2009 | North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA |
Hazelton, ND 58544, USA | Hazelton, North Dakota. |
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