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PFC Harry William Ervin

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PFC Harry William Ervin

Birth
Centralia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
22 Sep 1944 (aged 28)
Egypt
Burial
Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Mt. Carmel, PA
Killed in Action: Persian Gulf

This C-46A transport plane had arrived at Bahrain of the coast of Saudi Arabia from Habbaniya, Iraq. It refueled and planned to continue to Karachi, Pakistan. Upon takeoff the airplane reached a height of 800 feet. It then fell off to the left and crashed into the sea off Bahrain.A total of 34 Airmen lost their lives in this crash, 4 crew members and 30 passengers.
Mt. Carmel, PA
Killed in Action: Persian Gulf

This C-46A transport plane had arrived at Bahrain of the coast of Saudi Arabia from Habbaniya, Iraq. It refueled and planned to continue to Karachi, Pakistan. Upon takeoff the airplane reached a height of 800 feet. It then fell off to the left and crashed into the sea off Bahrain.A total of 34 Airmen lost their lives in this crash, 4 crew members and 30 passengers.


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