Charles Harmon

Military
media-20451.jpeg UPL 20451 Hit and Run, 43-38391, B-17-G-85-BO
With the Harmon crew.
Standing (l-r): unknown, Harmon, O'Brien, Baun, Lindia, and unknown.
Kneeling (l-r): Cannon, Davy, Riley, Stiver and Pignanelli.

Edited to correct misnamed front row crew members Riley and Stiver. Riley is 3rd from the left; Stiver, my father, is 4th from the left.

Object Number - UPL 20451 - Hit and Run, 43-38391, B-17-G-85-BO With the Harmon crew. Standing (l-r): unknown, Harmon, O'Brien, Baun, Lindia, and unknown. Kneeling (l-r):...

Charles Harmon was first Co-Pilot, then a Pilot in the 34th Bomb Group/7th Bomb Squadron.

He flew on operations from 17 July to 6 October 1944.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37576057
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16089223
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11037051
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron 7th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19126006 at enlistment, then O-764416
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hit and Run
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group

Places

Revisions

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Connections with crew members in photo.
34th Bomb Group website http://valortovictory.tripod.com

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8th AF News, September 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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