William Braxton Harbour
MilitaryAssigned to 557BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Enger, Germany in 41-31710 B-26 'General Sherman' 14-Feb-45; downed by flak, Fractured ankle on landing. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12341
Awards: PH, 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: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 557th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12122373 / O-721708
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: General Sherman
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 557th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Coffeeville, MS | 22 February 1925 | Son of Marvin Braxton and Georgia Anna [Williams] Harbour. |
Enlisted |
Camp Shelby, MS | 7 July 1943 | Camp Shelby, Mississippi |
Other Baled out POW |
Koblenz, Germany | 14 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Enger, Germany in 41-31710 B-26 'General Sherman' 14-Feb-45; downed by flak, POW MACR 12341 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Nuremburg, Germany | 14 February 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag IIId. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Lake Providence, LA | 27 October 2005 | |
Buried |
Providence Memorial Park Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, LA | Providence Memorial Park Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana | |
Based |
Chipping Ongar | 14 February 1945 | Assigned to 557BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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