Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until February 22, 1946.
Harold served as a Second Lieutenant & Radio/Radar Operator, on P-61A #42-5515, 419th Night Fighter Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Oklahoma prior to the war.
Harold was declared "Missing In Action" when the P-61 he was on failed to return from a mission in the vicinity of Waigeo Island in the Pacific.
He was awarded an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.
Service # O2043159
The remains of the plane were found in the jungle on New Guinea. There is no record of any of the airmen's remains also being there. Possibly bailed out.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on P-61A #42-5515:
Daniel, Howard G ~ Capt, Pilot, KN
Ozmun, Harold E ~ 2nd Lt, Radio/Radar, OK
Yahn, William W ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
( Special thanks to: Tim Cook for finding more info on this crew. )
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Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
Note ABMC record gives DOD as Feb 22, 1946-when he was declared dead
ABMC record:
Harold E. Ozmun
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 2043159
419th Night Fighter Squadron
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
Died: 22-Feb-46
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harold served as a Second Lieutenant & Radio/Radar Operator, on P-61A #42-5515, 419th Night Fighter Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Oklahoma prior to the war.
Harold was declared "Missing In Action" when the P-61 he was on failed to return from a mission in the vicinity of Waigeo Island in the Pacific.
He was awarded an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.
Service # O2043159
The remains of the plane were found in the jungle on New Guinea. There is no record of any of the airmen's remains also being there. Possibly bailed out.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on P-61A #42-5515:
Daniel, Howard G ~ Capt, Pilot, KN
Ozmun, Harold E ~ 2nd Lt, Radio/Radar, OK
Yahn, William W ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
( Special thanks to: Tim Cook for finding more info on this crew. )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
Note ABMC record gives DOD as Feb 22, 1946-when he was declared dead
ABMC record:
Harold E. Ozmun
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 2043159
419th Night Fighter Squadron
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
Died: 22-Feb-46
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until February 22, 1946.
Harold served as a Second Lieutenant & Radio/Radar Operator, on P-61A #42-5515, 419th Night Fighter Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Oklahoma prior to the war.
Harold was declared "Missing In Action" when the P-61 he was on failed to return from a mission in the vicinity of Waigeo Island in the Pacific.
He was awarded an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.
Service # O2043159
The remains of the plane were found in the jungle on New Guinea. There is no record of any of the airmen's remains also being there. Possibly bailed out.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on P-61A #42-5515:
Daniel, Howard G ~ Capt, Pilot, KN
Ozmun, Harold E ~ 2nd Lt, Radio/Radar, OK
Yahn, William W ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
( Special thanks to: Tim Cook for finding more info on this crew. )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
Note ABMC record gives DOD as Feb 22, 1946-when he was declared dead
ABMC record:
Harold E. Ozmun
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 2043159
419th Night Fighter Squadron
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
Died: 22-Feb-46
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harold served as a Second Lieutenant & Radio/Radar Operator, on P-61A #42-5515, 419th Night Fighter Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Oklahoma prior to the war.
Harold was declared "Missing In Action" when the P-61 he was on failed to return from a mission in the vicinity of Waigeo Island in the Pacific.
He was awarded an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.
Service # O2043159
The remains of the plane were found in the jungle on New Guinea. There is no record of any of the airmen's remains also being there. Possibly bailed out.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on P-61A #42-5515:
Daniel, Howard G ~ Capt, Pilot, KN
Ozmun, Harold E ~ 2nd Lt, Radio/Radar, OK
Yahn, William W ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
( Special thanks to: Tim Cook for finding more info on this crew. )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
Note ABMC record gives DOD as Feb 22, 1946-when he was declared dead
ABMC record:
Harold E. Ozmun
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 2043159
419th Night Fighter Squadron
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
Died: 22-Feb-46
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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