Harry Donald Whye
MilitaryAssigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Moosbeirbaum, Austria 28-Aug-44 with Jonas Blank crew in B-17 42-97913. Evaded (EVD) capture in Yugoslavia. Returned to Duty (RTD)
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 815th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Middletown, Pennsylvania | 12 January 1920 | Born Middletown, Pennsylvania |
Enlisted |
Sheppard Field, Witchita Falls, Texas | 18 February 1943 | Enlisted Sheppard Field, Witchita Falls, Texas |
Other Evaded Capture |
Yugoslavia | 28 August 1944 - 10 September 1944 | Evaded Yugoslavia |
Died |
16 March 2010 | ||
Buried |
Bellevue Cemetery Bellevue, Nebraska | 19 March 2010 | Interred Bellevue Cemetery Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska |