Son of Samuel Goldstein and Helen (Ilona) Linder, Harry was born in Manhattan, and soon after his family moved to Newark, NJ.
Harry served as S/Sgt and Left Waist Gunner on a B-24H-15-FO Liberator named "Ford's Folly" (#42-52515), 754th Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group (H), 8th Air Force, US Army Air Force based in England during World War II. He was not originally part of the air crew, but rather a member of Crew 74, 755th Squadron. When between missions, he volunteered for the Ford's Folly mission, and was placed as a gunner.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Dec 16, 1941 at Newark, NJ. He was noted at being a machinist and single, with no dependants.
Harry was declared MIA when his B-24 was hit with flak and exploded over Lake Glindow, Werder (Havel), Germany on Mar 6, 1944. Out of the crew of 10, 2 were captured and held as POW's, 6 were KIA, and 2 were MIA.
Service # 12038179
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Airmen who became POW's from B-24H (#42-52368):
Rogers, Guy C., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Montana
Proteau, Francis O., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52368):
Hightower, John E., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Montana
Root, Joseph S., FO, Bombardier, Montana
Smith, Le Roy, S/Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
Fiebiger, Raymond C., S/Sgt, Aerial Gunner, 2/E, California
Morrow, Virgil O., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Wilson, Marvin T., Sgt, Tail Turret Gunner, Georgia
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Airmen who were MIA from B-24H (#42-52368):
Lademan, Marvin J., Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Michigan
Goldstein, Harry, Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, New Jersey
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Harry served as S/Sgt and Left Waist Gunner on a B-24H-15-FO Liberator named "Ford's Folly" (#42-52515), 754th Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group (H), 8th Air Force, US Army Air Force based in England during World War II. He was not originally part of the air crew, but rather a member of Crew 74, 755th Squadron. When between missions, he volunteered for the Ford's Folly mission, and was placed as a gunner.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Dec 16, 1941 at Newark, NJ. He was noted at being a machinist and single, with no dependants.
Harry was declared MIA when his B-24 was hit with flak and exploded over Lake Glindow, Werder (Havel), Germany on Mar 6, 1944. Out of the crew of 10, 2 were captured and held as POW's, 6 were KIA, and 2 were MIA.
Service # 12038179
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Airmen who became POW's from B-24H (#42-52368):
Rogers, Guy C., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Montana
Proteau, Francis O., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52368):
Hightower, John E., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Montana
Root, Joseph S., FO, Bombardier, Montana
Smith, Le Roy, S/Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
Fiebiger, Raymond C., S/Sgt, Aerial Gunner, 2/E, California
Morrow, Virgil O., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Wilson, Marvin T., Sgt, Tail Turret Gunner, Georgia
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Airmen who were MIA from B-24H (#42-52368):
Lademan, Marvin J., Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Michigan
Goldstein, Harry, Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, New Jersey
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Son of Samuel Goldstein and Helen (Ilona) Linder, Harry was born in Manhattan, and soon after his family moved to Newark, NJ.
Harry served as S/Sgt and Left Waist Gunner on a B-24H-15-FO Liberator named "Ford's Folly" (#42-52515), 754th Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group (H), 8th Air Force, US Army Air Force based in England during World War II. He was not originally part of the air crew, but rather a member of Crew 74, 755th Squadron. When between missions, he volunteered for the Ford's Folly mission, and was placed as a gunner.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Dec 16, 1941 at Newark, NJ. He was noted at being a machinist and single, with no dependants.
Harry was declared MIA when his B-24 was hit with flak and exploded over Lake Glindow, Werder (Havel), Germany on Mar 6, 1944. Out of the crew of 10, 2 were captured and held as POW's, 6 were KIA, and 2 were MIA.
Service # 12038179
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Airmen who became POW's from B-24H (#42-52368):
Rogers, Guy C., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Montana
Proteau, Francis O., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52368):
Hightower, John E., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Montana
Root, Joseph S., FO, Bombardier, Montana
Smith, Le Roy, S/Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
Fiebiger, Raymond C., S/Sgt, Aerial Gunner, 2/E, California
Morrow, Virgil O., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Wilson, Marvin T., Sgt, Tail Turret Gunner, Georgia
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Airmen who were MIA from B-24H (#42-52368):
Lademan, Marvin J., Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Michigan
Goldstein, Harry, Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, New Jersey
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Harry served as S/Sgt and Left Waist Gunner on a B-24H-15-FO Liberator named "Ford's Folly" (#42-52515), 754th Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group (H), 8th Air Force, US Army Air Force based in England during World War II. He was not originally part of the air crew, but rather a member of Crew 74, 755th Squadron. When between missions, he volunteered for the Ford's Folly mission, and was placed as a gunner.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Dec 16, 1941 at Newark, NJ. He was noted at being a machinist and single, with no dependants.
Harry was declared MIA when his B-24 was hit with flak and exploded over Lake Glindow, Werder (Havel), Germany on Mar 6, 1944. Out of the crew of 10, 2 were captured and held as POW's, 6 were KIA, and 2 were MIA.
Service # 12038179
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Airmen who became POW's from B-24H (#42-52368):
Rogers, Guy C., 2nd Lt, Pilot, Montana
Proteau, Francis O., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24H (#42-52368):
Hightower, John E., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Montana
Root, Joseph S., FO, Bombardier, Montana
Smith, Le Roy, S/Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
Fiebiger, Raymond C., S/Sgt, Aerial Gunner, 2/E, California
Morrow, Virgil O., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Kansas
Wilson, Marvin T., Sgt, Tail Turret Gunner, Georgia
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Airmen who were MIA from B-24H (#42-52368):
Lademan, Marvin J., Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Michigan
Goldstein, Harry, Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, New Jersey
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