Harold E McMurray

Military

Shot down 30 April 1944 in B-17 #42102392. MIA for 3 months until he was located as a POW in Poland. He was released 364 days later and returned home.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-102392

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cool Papa
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

1 May 1944

Born

Des Moines, Iowa

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

National Archives WWII POW record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=1&tf=F&q=mc+…

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Contributor[email protected]
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Sources

Great granddaughter

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4465