Harry Robert Long
MilitaryNavigator, Martin crew. 381st GB, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 22 June 1943 in B-17#42-30021. Mission #1 - Antwerp, Belgium. First 533rd BS loss. MACR 160. Broke his leg on the bomb bay door while bailing out. Picked up along with 2Lt Hoag by Dutch fishermen. Prisoner of War at Stalag 9C.
Des Moines, IA
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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: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13043065
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13087737
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37284798
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734686 (17062573)
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39002488
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Des Moines, Iowa, USA | 11 March 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Des Moines, IA | 6 January 1942 | |
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Died |
Des Moines, Iowa, USA | 4 July 2000 | |
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Based |
Ridgewell | 22 June 1943 | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Bad Sulza, Germany | Stalag 9c | |
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Buried |
West Des Moines, Iowa, USA | Resthaven Cemetery |
Revisions
All entries by ARowe95 are from:
381st BGMA
533rd Bomb Squadron War Diary
242nd Medical Detachment Diary
MACR160
Fold.3
Find-A-Grave
NARA Enlistment and POW records
They Came from Over the Pond - David Osborne
The Mighty Men of the 381st - James Good Brown
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 160 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database