Edward Z Harmon
MilitaryPrinted caption on reverse: 'S/Sgt. Edward Z. Harmon, gunner with the U.S. Army Air Force in Britain, examines the sights of his gun before another raid. He has already been on 14, and holds the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster. He comes from Tule Lake, Cal., and is 33 years old. He formerly worked as a tunneller. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Harmon, live at Mangum, Okla. U.53. Not to be published before April 20, 1943.' On reverse: Current Affairs Ltd, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
1-May-42 Assigned as an Aerial Gunner on B-17F #41-24619 [GN-S], "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho with the rank of Sergeant. 25-Oct-42 Arrived at Molesworth, UK aboard "S-for-Sugar."
Mission Paricipations (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) See Biography events.
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Missions
- Date: 6 December 1942
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- Date: 22 November 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 18 November 1942
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Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned to Aircraft |
Boise, ID, USA | 1 May 1942 | Assigned as an Aerial Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. |
Other Arrived in UK |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 25 October 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK as an Aerial Gunner aboard B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS. |
Other Mission #1, SGT Edward Z. Harmon, w/B-17F 41-24584, 303BG/427BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 18 November 1942 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24584 "Susfu", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #2, SGT Edward Z. Harmon, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS - Aborted |
Lorient, France | 22 November 1942 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #3, SGT Edward Z. Harmon, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Lille, France | 6 December 1942 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #4, SGT Edward Z. Harmon, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Romilly-sur-Seine, France | 20 December 1942 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #5, SGT Edward Z. Harmon, w/B-17F 41-24569, 303BG/427BS |
Lorient, France | 30 December 1942 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24569 "Memphis Tot", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #6, SGT Edward Z. Harmon, w/B-17F 41-24610, 303BG/427BS |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 27 January 1943 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24610 "JoeBTFSPLK", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven Germany. RTB OK |
Other Mission #7, SGT Edward Z. Harmon, w/B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS - Aborted |
Hamm, Germany | 2 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany, but severe cold and weather force Wing Command to recall the formation. |
Other Mission #7, SGT Edward Z. Harmon, w/B-17F 41-24610, 303BG/427BS - Aborted |
Osnabrück, Germany | 4 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24610 "JoeBTFSPLK", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the industrial areas of Osnabruck, Germany. RTB OK. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Lee Cunningham 23-Feb-2016., Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 4-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/014.pdf
Lee Cunningham 23-Feb-2016., Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 2-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/013.pdf
Lee Cunningham 23-Feb-2016., Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 27-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/012.pdf
Lee Cunningham 23-Feb-2016. Mde connections to 41-24610 and 42-2966 and Missions of 27-Jan-43, 2-Feb-43 and 4Feb-43 per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Corrected crew position on Mission #5 event per 303BG Mission Report of 30-Dec-42:http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf
Lee Cunnungham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 30-Dec-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf
Lee Cunnungham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 20-Dec-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf
Lee Cunnungham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf
Lee Cunnungham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 22-Nov-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/003.pdf
Lee Cunnungham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Assigned to Aircraft per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html
Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added initial assignment info to Summary Biography; made connections to Place, Aircraft (through 23-Jan-43), missions (through 23-Jan-43) per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html
Associated image from Freeman Collection image caption information.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster