Harold D Van Oyen
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 14-May-1943 in B-24D #41-23819 "Rugged Buggy" while serving as a Waist Gunner. The aircraft was attacked by fighters and crashed near Eckernforde, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). No burial record has yet been located for this airman.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Rugged Buggy
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Madison, NE 68748, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Eckernförde, Germany | 14 May 1943 | Killed when aircraft was shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed near Eckernforde, Germany. |
Buried |
The American Battle Monuments Commission has no grave listing of Wall of the Missing listing for this airman in any American cemetery in Europe. While the loss was documented on MACR 15509 his SN was never included in that record. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2015. Added KIA event per MACR 15509, all other details from "The Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
ContributorAAM
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MACR 15509 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database