Harold A Susskind
Military
B-17F Knockout Dropper #41-24605 (BN-R)
(crew assigned 359BS: 17 Nov 1943 - photo: 28 Nov 1943)
(Back L-R) 2Lt Harold A. Susskind (N), 2Lt George J. Trawicki (B),
2Lt Donald W. Stoulil (P), 2Lt Edward F. Callahan (CP), Sgt William F. Brown, Jr. (WG)
(Front L-R) S/Sgt Kenneth L. Holder (BT), S/Sgt George P. Greene, Jr, (WG),
T/Sgt James C. Owen (R), T/Sgt Eugene A. Romer (E), S/Sgt Calvin G. Turkington (TG)
Object Number - UPL 16711 - DONALD W. STOULIL CREW - 359th BS B-17F Knockout Dropper #41-24605 (BN-R) (crew assigned 359BS: 17 Nov 1943 - photo: 28 Nov 1943) (Back L-R)...
December 16, 1943, on local formation training mission in B-17#42-39769 when the landing gear collapsed doing extensive damage to the a/c. 9 RTD
Flew two tours with the 303rd BG--Career spanned three wars. Received Aviation Space Writers Orville Wright Award in 1964 for work in Vietnam. Flew with Air Rescue Service in 1953--navigated B-29 1000 miles east of Bermuda, located ship at night, and dropped blood plasma on deck of ship and saved a seaman's life.
DFC/ AM w/ 7 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Bronze Star/ USAF Commendation Medal/ Joint Service Commendation Medal/ Orville Wright Award
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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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York City, New York | 31 August 1915 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 425
