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1LT Harry T Mesnik

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1LT Harry T Mesnik Veteran

Birth
New York, USA
Death
26 May 1944 (aged 25–26)
India
Burial
New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
B, 1041-B
Memorial ID
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Harry served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-25D #43-3611, 341st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Kings County, New York prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on May 30, 1942. He was noted as being employed as a Retail manager and as Single, without dependents.

Harry was "Killed In Action" when his B-25 crashed in India during the war.

He was awarded a Purple Heart.

He was originally interred in Barrakpore, India and was later repatriated here on August 13, 1949.

Service # O-738214

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Airmen who perished on B-25D #43-3611

Blumer, Philip E ~ 1st Lt, Kentucky
Germaine, Albert E, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Connecticut
Mesnik, Harry T ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Miller, Herbert C ~ Sgt, Illinois
Quigley, Earl W ~ Corp, New York

Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

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Harry served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-25D #43-3611, 341st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Kings County, New York prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on May 30, 1942. He was noted as being employed as a Retail manager and as Single, without dependents.

Harry was "Killed In Action" when his B-25 crashed in India during the war.

He was awarded a Purple Heart.

He was originally interred in Barrakpore, India and was later repatriated here on August 13, 1949.

Service # O-738214

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Airmen who perished on B-25D #43-3611

Blumer, Philip E ~ 1st Lt, Kentucky
Germaine, Albert E, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Connecticut
Mesnik, Harry T ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Miller, Herbert C ~ Sgt, Illinois
Quigley, Earl W ~ Corp, New York

Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

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1LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II


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