Harrison Savant

Military
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personal photo collection

Object Number - UPL 29814

Shot down by fighters and flak and crashed near Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39841 "Wacky Woody". Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

People

Joseph Thomas Baker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15334414
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Robert Drury Bateson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-687281
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

John H Buhs

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-809523
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Roy R Bumsted

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-749669
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Lyle C Hathaway

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36417395
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-39841

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wacky Woody
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Louisiana, USA 8 August 1923

Enlisted

Lafayette, LA, USA 10 November 1942

Died

Kinder, LA 70648, USA 1 September 2008
Allen Parish, LA, USA

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http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=88940

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2862, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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1999 Unit Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Harrison Savant: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 29783 - Harrison J. Savant

Object number: UPL 29815 - Harrison Savant (waist gunner), Joseph Baker (Top...