Harley James Almon Sr
MilitaryAssigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30149 'Spare Parts'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 790.
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34584268 / O-405008
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spare Parts, Marian E
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cabarrus County, NC, USA | 15 August 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Jackson Blvd, Columbia, SC, USA | 24 July 1942 | Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina |
Other Shot down / baled out |
Schweinfurt, Germany | 14 October 1943 | Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 42-30149 'Spare Parts'. Prisoner of War (POW). |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Near Krems Austria | 14 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
Died |
Concord, NC, USA | 3 December 1987 | |
Buried |
Carolina Memorial Park Concord, Cabarrus County, NC | 6 December 1987 | Carolina Memorial Park Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina |
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 14 October 1943 | Assigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 790