Harold W Turner
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Blackwood crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Bricy, FR in B-24 42-7583 'Wee Willie'; bomb bay door became jammed in tail controls and A/C crashed SE of Ptay 23-May-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5251
Awards: AM (4OLC), PH (OLC)
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747194
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Epinal American Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Roscoe, Ohio | 26 January 1920 | Son of Earl and Viva M [Riley] Turner. |
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Enlisted |
Ohio | 29 December 1941 | |
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Other Killed in action |
Ptay, France | 23 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bricy, FR in B-24 42-7583 'Wee Willie'; bomb bay door became jammed in tail controls and A/C crashed SE of Ptay 23-May-44. KIA MACR 5251 |
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Buried |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Intered Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Plot B Row 15 Grave 15 Lorraine, France | |
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Based |
Bungay | 23 May 1944 | Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Pilot training |
Kelly AAF,San Antonio, TX | Primary flight training at Kelly AAF, San Antonio, Texas | |
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Other Pilot training |
San Angelo, TX | Advanced flight training at San Angelo AAF, Texas | |
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Other Pilot training |
Eagle Pass, TX | Awarded wings and commissioned on 20-Mar-43 at Eagle Pass, Texas. | |
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Other Pilot training |
Coleman AAF, TX | Basic flight training at Coleman AAF, Texas |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5251; The History of the 46th Bomber Group, pg 101