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William B. HARPER
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Source : Patootie
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-799393 (14076886) | ||||||
| AGE | 27 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1916 Jacksonville Beach | ||||||
| ETAT | Duval County, FLORIDA | ||||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Co Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 31 March 1942 Jacksonville FLORIDA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 358th Fighter Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 303rd Fighter Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 20 October 1943 |
Source : F Lavernhe | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Valenciennes | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-27-BO - s/n 41-24629 VK*G
Takeoff station 107 Molesworth, Cambridgeshire UK - Bodies originally buried in Valenciennes (59) Shot down by hunters and flak at 2:05 p.m. - Plane evacuated - The aircraft fell in several pieces over the city (Place Canada / Parc de la Rhonelle) | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Valenciennes
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CEMTERY TEMPORARY of -- N°--
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Source : Patootie
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Equipage du B-17 Fortress - type F-27-BO - s/n 41-24629 VK*G
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| 1st Lieutenant | John W Jr | HENDRY | Pilot | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | O-793335 - FLORIDA | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | William B . HARPER | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-799393 - DFC AM+2/PH - FLORIDA - Unopened parachute |
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Bernard T | McNAMARA | Navigator | Prisoner - Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia | O-736016 - MASSACHUSETTS |
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Richard E | WEBSTER | Bomber | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | O-735006 - PENNSYLVANIA |
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| T/Sergeant | Loran C | BIDDLE | Mechanic/Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | 36021848 - ILLINOIS |
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| S/Sergeant | John Jarratt I | DOHERTY | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 17049543 - 26 yo MINNESOTA |
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| T/Sergeant | James J | BROWN | Radio/Gunner | Dead | Oak Grove Vem. Saint-Marys, GEORGIA | 34380715 - 28 yo - Killed during attack on Me109 |
| S/Sergeant | Alfred J | HARDGRAVE | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | 38009473 | |
| S/Sergeant | Wilmer G | RAESLY | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 33086717 - PENNSYLVANIA | |
| Sergeant | Delbert E | GUHR | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 16049275 - WISCONSIN |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | findagrave.com - abmc.gov - aad.archives.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |