Harold Russell Bonser Sr

Military

Assigned to 310FRS, 27ATG, 9AF USAAF. Shot down on casualty evacuation mission to

St Trond, Belgium in C-47B 43-48395. Crash landed 2.5 miles from Aachen, Germany. 27-Sep-44. Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 310th Ferry Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18057938 / O-674398
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Nicknames: Mary
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 310th Ferry Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Warton airfield looking north, the Ribble Estuary is on the left, 22 June 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/255. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: BAD-2

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Monroe County, PA, USA 27 September 1921

Enlisted

Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA 28 August 1942

Other

Shot down

Aachen, Germany 27 September 1944 Shot down on casualty evacuation mission to St Trond, Belgium in C-47B 43-48395. Crash landed 2.5 miles from Aachen, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW).

Died

Cresco, PA 18326, USA 25 March 2010

Based

Warton 27 September 1944 Assigned to 310FRS, 27ATG, 9AF USAAF.
Pennsylvania, USA

Buried

Annville, PA, USA Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Annville Lebanon County Pennsylvania, USA