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Lieut Harry McElroy Jr.

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Lieut Harry McElroy Jr.

Birth
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Death
13 May 1943 (aged 21)
North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Memorial ID
18819668 View Source

Source: Chillicothe (Ohio) Gazette, May 14, 1943. Harry J. McElroy, Jr. was born in Columbus. A graduate of North High School, he was a sophomore at Ohio State University when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 26, 1942. Assigned to the 360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, at Groton Field, Connecticut, he was killed in the crash of P-47D serial number 42-8241, at about 2 p.m., May 13, 1943, near North Stonington, Connecticut.
Contributor: [email protected] (50635847)

Source: Chillicothe (Ohio) Gazette, May 14, 1943. Harry J. McElroy, Jr. was born in Columbus. A graduate of North High School, he was a sophomore at Ohio State University when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 26, 1942. Assigned to the 360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, at Groton Field, Connecticut, he was killed in the crash of P-47D serial number 42-8241, at about 2 p.m., May 13, 1943, near North Stonington, Connecticut.
Contributor: [email protected] (50635847)


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  • Created by: schcrochet
  • Added: 8 Apr 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 18819668
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18819668/harry-mcelroy: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut Harry McElroy Jr. (1 Aug 1921–13 May 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18819668, citing Union Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by schcrochet (contributor 46541283).