Harold Floyd Eye
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 18301 - The Harold Eye crew of the 339th Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, assigned to B-17G 42-102482; shot down enroute to Berlin/Brunswick on 08 May 1944
Assigned to 339BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Berlin in B-17 42-102482. Shot down, crashed west of Wolfenbuettal, Germany. 8-May-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4575
Awards: PH.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16021646
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jefferson County, NE, USA | 4 March 1916 | Son Floyd Davis and Minerva Katherine “Katie” [Chitwood] Eye. |
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Enlisted |
Omaha, NE, USA | 7 April 1942 | |
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Died |
Wolfenbüttel, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Berlin in B-17 42-102482. Shot down, crashed west of Wolfenbuettal, Germany. 8-May-44 KIA. MACR 4575 |
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Buried |
9 May 1944 | Interred | |
| Fairbury, Nebraska, USA | |||
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Buried |
Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery | ||
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 8 May 1944 | Assigned to 339BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/29031482
https://www.fold3.com/record/529874621-harold-f-eye
https://www.fold3.com/image/310762427?terms=Harold%20F%20Eye
https://www.fold3.com/record/84603674-harold-f-eye
https://www.fold3.com/image/623696572?terms=Harold%20Eye
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56298573/harold-f-eye
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4575 / MACR 4575; Snetterton Falcons, pg 134 & 146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database