Harry Lewis Harris
MilitaryAssigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 30-Dec-43 in B-24 41-28599. Remained in A/C, after crew baled out, along with Pilot, Copilot and Radio Op trying to free the bomb bay doors. Survived the crash and susequent fire. Prisoner of War (POW).
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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Washington, USA | 24 July 1919 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 30 December 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Shot down |
Cul-des-Sarts, 5660 Couvin, Belgium | 30 December 1943 | Shot down 30-Dec-43 in B-24 41-28599. Prisoner of War (POW). |
Longview, Washington, USA | |||
Based |
Seething | 30 December 1943 | Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4177 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database