Joseph C Harper

Military
media-35790.jpeg UPL 35790 A2 flying jacket of Lt. Joseph C. Harper, at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.

My photo, taken 7 October 2018.

Object Number - UPL 35790 - A2 flying jacket of Lt. Joseph C. Harper, at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30080 'High Life'. Crashed in Switzerland. Interned.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-30080

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Peg O'My Heart / High Life
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fairbanks, Alaska, UST

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 17 August 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Added S/N from POW records at the National Archives.

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Information gathered after visiting the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.

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ContributorAAM
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100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 683 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 683 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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