Harry served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-51879, 783rd Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 3, 1943 in Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, with dependents.
B-24J #42-51879 took off from Pantanella Air Base, Italy on a bombing mission over Germany. They experienced "severe" mechanical problems with the plane and the pilot, 2nd Lt. Thompson, gave the order to bailout. No enemy action was noted. They crashed near Gloebrecken, Austria. Only two crew members were able to bailout prior to the crash.
Harry was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on July 27, 1950.
Service # 32840934
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-51879:
Ganson, Harry J ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kotik, Steve J ~ Sgt, Gunner, OH
Odom, James E ~ Sgt, Engineer, NC
Quaglietta, Louis J, Jr ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Rice, Louis L ~ FO, Co-Pilot, IL
Stanford, Wayne D ~ Sgt, Gunner, CA
Thompson, Hugh P ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, GA
Treglia, Joseph J ~ FO, Navigator, NE
FO Abraham Haber (Bombardier) and Sgt. Bernard E. Shott (Gunner) both survived the crash and became POW's of the German Army.
( Bio, Family links & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: ShaneO
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 3, 1943 in Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, with dependents.
B-24J #42-51879 took off from Pantanella Air Base, Italy on a bombing mission over Germany. They experienced "severe" mechanical problems with the plane and the pilot, 2nd Lt. Thompson, gave the order to bailout. No enemy action was noted. They crashed near Gloebrecken, Austria. Only two crew members were able to bailout prior to the crash.
Harry was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on July 27, 1950.
Service # 32840934
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-51879:
Ganson, Harry J ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kotik, Steve J ~ Sgt, Gunner, OH
Odom, James E ~ Sgt, Engineer, NC
Quaglietta, Louis J, Jr ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Rice, Louis L ~ FO, Co-Pilot, IL
Stanford, Wayne D ~ Sgt, Gunner, CA
Thompson, Hugh P ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, GA
Treglia, Joseph J ~ FO, Navigator, NE
FO Abraham Haber (Bombardier) and Sgt. Bernard E. Shott (Gunner) both survived the crash and became POW's of the German Army.
( Bio, Family links & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: ShaneO
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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Harry served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-51879, 783rd Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 3, 1943 in Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, with dependents.
B-24J #42-51879 took off from Pantanella Air Base, Italy on a bombing mission over Germany. They experienced "severe" mechanical problems with the plane and the pilot, 2nd Lt. Thompson, gave the order to bailout. No enemy action was noted. They crashed near Gloebrecken, Austria. Only two crew members were able to bailout prior to the crash.
Harry was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on July 27, 1950.
Service # 32840934
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-51879:
Ganson, Harry J ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kotik, Steve J ~ Sgt, Gunner, OH
Odom, James E ~ Sgt, Engineer, NC
Quaglietta, Louis J, Jr ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Rice, Louis L ~ FO, Co-Pilot, IL
Stanford, Wayne D ~ Sgt, Gunner, CA
Thompson, Hugh P ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, GA
Treglia, Joseph J ~ FO, Navigator, NE
FO Abraham Haber (Bombardier) and Sgt. Bernard E. Shott (Gunner) both survived the crash and became POW's of the German Army.
( Bio, Family links & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: ShaneO
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 3, 1943 in Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, with dependents.
B-24J #42-51879 took off from Pantanella Air Base, Italy on a bombing mission over Germany. They experienced "severe" mechanical problems with the plane and the pilot, 2nd Lt. Thompson, gave the order to bailout. No enemy action was noted. They crashed near Gloebrecken, Austria. Only two crew members were able to bailout prior to the crash.
Harry was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on July 27, 1950.
Service # 32840934
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-51879:
Ganson, Harry J ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Kotik, Steve J ~ Sgt, Gunner, OH
Odom, James E ~ Sgt, Engineer, NC
Quaglietta, Louis J, Jr ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, CA
Rice, Louis L ~ FO, Co-Pilot, IL
Stanford, Wayne D ~ Sgt, Gunner, CA
Thompson, Hugh P ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, GA
Treglia, Joseph J ~ FO, Navigator, NE
FO Abraham Haber (Bombardier) and Sgt. Bernard E. Shott (Gunner) both survived the crash and became POW's of the German Army.
( Bio, Family links & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: ShaneO
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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