David W Harris
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Flight Engineer
John W. Stuermer Crew
303rd BG
Harris was KIA on 22 February 1944
Object Number - UPL 20986 - TSGT David W. Harris Flight Engineer John W. Stuermer Crew 303rd BG Harris was KIA on 22 February 1944
Collided with another a/c and crashed near Irthlingborough, Northhamptonshire during formup for a mission to Ascherleben, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-38041'Hells Angels II'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19105839 / O-802157
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell's Angels II
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Huntington, WV, USA | 5 November 1942 | |
|
Died |
Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK | 22 February 1944 | |
|
Buried |
26 February 1944 | Plot A Row 2 Grave 27 Cambridge American Cemetery (date of interment is approx.) | |
|
Born |
Charlotte Furnace, Kentucky 41143, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 85., Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
