Harold Francis Cyr

Military
media-23418.jpeg UPL 23418 Ronald R. Rohner Crew
401st Bomb Group

Standing L to R: Ray Surowski (B),, John Morreale (R/O),, Homer Arbogast, Cliff Barker (LWG). Kenneth Dickerson (BTG), Lowel Reif.(RWG)

Kneeling L to R: Stanley Johnson (N), Emil Smetana (B), Ronald Rohner (P), Frank Leonard (CP).

Object Number - UPL 23418 - Ronald R. Rohner Crew 401st Bomb Group Standing L to R: Ray Surowski (B),, John Morreale (R/O),, Homer Arbogast, Cliff Barker (LWG). Kenneth...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down during bombing mission over Brunswick, Germany 30-Jan-44 in B-17 42-37856 'Fancy Nancy III'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2876





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-803692
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ol Massa
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sac Hound
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fools Luck III
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fancy Nancy III
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 29 October 1916 Son of Nathanie Eugene and Isabel L [Valley] Cyr.

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI, USA 10 September 1942 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Other

Shot Down/Captured

Brunswick, Germany 30 January 1944

Died

Chippewa County, WI, USA 28 September 1978

Buried

Hope Cemetery Chippewa Falls Chippewa County WI 1 October 1978 Hope Cemetery Chippewa Falls Chippewa County Wisconsin, USA Plot: New Section

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Based

Deenethorpe 30 January 1944 Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

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