Harry L Cropp

Military

Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 42-3559. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-3559

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 1 December 1943

Born

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 1333;
- 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 288

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 1333 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database