Harry Kasbarian
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 57118 - 2nd Lt Harry Kasbarian, 448BG.
Assigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF.
Landing accident on 26-Nov-43 on route to Walton for modifications in B-24 42-7713 'The Merry Max'. A/C crashed at East Wretham airfield. RTD
Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel in B-24 42-7709 'Maid of Tin' 5-Jan-44; shot down, crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2515
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681366
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Astoria, New York, USA | 30 December 1920 | Son of Aram and Sirvart Kasbarian. |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 27 April 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Died |
Baltic Sea | 5 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel in B-24 42-7709 'Maid of Tin' 5-Jan-44; shot down, crashed into Baltic. KIA MACR 2515 |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Seething | 5 January 1944 | Assigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # 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 2515 / MACR 2515, 8th AF Losses Vol 2 p. 36, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 388 list him as Henry, ABMC / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
