Harry Herbert Putnam Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28676, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4494
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 392nd Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11065707 / O-797531
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
14 May 1922 | Son of Harry Herbert Sr and Hazel Putnam. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Baled out |
Dümmer, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28676. POW. |
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Died |
6 February 2000 | ||
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Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA | 9 February 2000 | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California |
| Walnut Creek, California, USA | |||
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Enlisted |
California, USA | California | |
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Based |
Hethel | 2 April 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4494 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database