Harold M Gnesin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action. Shot down by flak and crashed at Comebarrion on 6/25/44/ in B-17 42-102463. In June 2001 a memorial was held at the spot in Cornebarrieu, France where the plane came down.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

25 June 1944

Born

Gulfport, Mississippi

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

Flak News October 2001

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6220