Harold E Pickard
MilitaryAssigned to 718BS, 449BG, 15AF USAAF. 2 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Mostar, Yugo 14-Jan-44 in B-24 41-28606; A/C hit by bombs form A/C above. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2070
Awards: AM, PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 449th Bomb Group 718th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38236573
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Ball turret gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: White Fang
- Unit: 449th Bomb Group 718th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Florence American Cemetery, Tavarnuzze, Italy
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Mostar, Yugoslavia | 14 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Mostar, Yugo 14-Jan-44 in B-24 41-28606; A/C hit by bombs form A/C above. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2070 |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
| Louisiana, USA | Entered service from Louisiana. | ||
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Based |
Grottaglie | 14 January 1944 | Assigned to 718BS, 449BG, 15AF USAAF. |