Harlan Charles Oakberg
Military
Photo from the Oakberg family
Object Number - UPL 41291 - Harlan Oakberg, 1943 (photo courtesy of the Oakberg family)
Shot down 30 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30202, Prisoner of War (POW).
Connections
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-060263 (1942 enlistment) and 17009695 at re-enlistment in 1946
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-739004
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32495515
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38134417
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
5 January 1923 | Illinois | |
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Enlisted |
Peoria, Illinois, USA | 10 September 1942 | |
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Other Bailed out |
30 July 1943 | from A/C #42-30202, over Belgium | |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
Belgium | 30 July 1943 - 28 August 1943 | Initially evaded in Belgium, before what the NARA WWII POW record indicates as the date of his capture ("28/8/43") |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 28 August 1943 - 6 June 1945 | Interned at Stalag XVIIB in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records: "Returned to Military Control 6 June 1945." |
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Died |
Sacramento, California, USA | 10 January 1996 | |
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Buried |
Rock Island, Illinois, USA | Harlan Oakberg rests at the Rock Island National Cemetery. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Updated event locations per info from the event descriptions.
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
MACR 3125
NARA WWII Enlistment recods
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Personal research for 42-30202 and its crew for Tail Gunner Donald Boyd's page at http://www.evasioncomete.org/fboyddm.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3125 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database