Charles C Harpin

Military
media-13393.jpeg UPL 13393 B-24H-1-CF, serial number 41-29118

MACR 3829

Object Number - UPL 13393 - B-24H-1-CF, serial number 41-29118

Shot down 12 April 1944 in B-24 #41-29118 'Nine Yanks and a Jerk'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Nine Yanks and a Jerk
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Belgium 12 April 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Revisions

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Added the award mentioned in the "Summary biography" section. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Added a connection to the 8th AF. Removed a space in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Added S/N and POW camp info from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3829 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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