Harry E Haseman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Robert C. Greenwood / Verdun Munroe Cre
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Robert C. Greenwood (P), Harry E. Haseman (CP), Terrence H. Crowley (N), Charles D. Welde (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Frank Kayden (FE), James A. Ehredt (BTG), S.A. Rieter (R/O), William J. Weisner (LWG), Gerald D. Boles (TG), Dale R. Estle (RWG)
Greenwood was transferred to crew #739 to replace their pilot (Robert W. Harrington) who had been shot down flying with a makeshift crew. Verdun Munroe took over and was flying when Crew #648 was shot down on 15 August 1944.
Haseman, Crowley, Welde, Kayden, Estle and Boles were all KIA.
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 16625 - Crew #648 Robert C. Greenwood / Verdun Munroe Cre 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Robert C. Greenwood (P), Harry E. Haseman (CP),...
Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #42-95157, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750818
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, USA | 12 May 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 13 October 1941 | |
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Buried |
Wolvega, Netherlands | 17 August 1944 | Cemetery Wolvega - Plot 16 - Row 1 - Grave 23 |
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Other KIA - Shot Down |
8481 Nijetrijne, Netherlands | 15 August 1944 | Bailed out of the top cockpit hatch. Was thrown into one of the props. Broke his leg and lost some fingers, but was found alive on the ground. He succumbed to his injuries shortly thereafter. My dear Mrs. Haseman, As pilot and ship commander of your husband's plane I find it very hard to write this letter. I know so very little of what actually happened to Lt. Haseman, but I will try my best to give you an account of the missions. We had bombed an airfield in Germany and were on our way back almost to the Zuider Zee in Holland when a number of enemy fighters attacked our formation. Your husband put up a gallant fight and I shall always remember him as a brave soldier. All in all in the running fighter we knocked down a number of enemy aircraft. The ship had taken a terrific beating due to enemy action. The communications system in the ship was shot away leaving me separated from my crew. Actually what happened in the next few minutes to the crew, I do not know. I could not call to them on the interphone so the co-pilot rang the alarm bell on my orders to abandon ship and bail out. Then ringing the alarm bell myself, I told Lt. Haseman to leave his seat and open the escape hatch behind my seat as the bomb bay doors would not open. We would have to bail out through the escape hatch. I then grabbed him by the legs and helped him out. This, I am sorry to say, was the last time I saw Lt. Haseman. Upon bailing out myself, I was badly injured when I hit the ground. I was taken to the hospital where I met Sgt. Weiner who told me the story of what went on in the waist area of the plane. I never heard nor do I know what happened in the nose section. As you can see I know very little of what happened to my crew, but I shall always remember and respect these men for an honored job well done. It is with my deepest sympathy that I write this letter. I remain, Respectfully yours, Verdun W. Munroe 1st Lt. A.C. |
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Buried |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | Union Dale Cemetery Pittsburgh Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: Division 3 | |
| Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 1257 Hudson Avenue |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8427 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
