Harold J Tannenbaum

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 16 April 1943 in B-24 #41-23983. Some crew members had baled out when the plane exploded blowing some crew clear. Tannenbaum was a passenger as a photographer from the 8AF Combat Film Unit. Loss reports say he bailed out but slipped out of his parachute. KIA.



He was William Wyler's first sound man on the Memphis Belle film project and was tasked to take pictures from the B-24 when it exploded on its return from Brest.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Writing 69th
  • Service Numbers: O-909179
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Film Director

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

16 April 1943

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Added a KIA event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Change to aircraft association according to ‘Losses of the US 8th & 9th Air Forces’, Bishop and Hey

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William Wyler: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Most Celebrated Director, Gabriel Miller, War Films chapter

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, MACR 15730, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 104, NARA