Harold Russell Bonser Sr
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
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
- 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 |