David Edward Harris Jr
Military
Photo of my grandfather D. E. Harris Jr.
Object Number - UPL 57269 - David E. Harris Jr.
February - August 1943. Navigator, Wroblicka Crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 42-29954 'Devil's Angel'. Mission #17 to the synthetic oil works at Gelsenkirchen. MACR 383. Lost 2 engines to fighters. 1st 534th BS crew lost. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag VIIA.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38234081
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37197647
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20500924
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36320870
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735435
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Devil's Angel
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
San Antonio, Texas | 25 October 1921 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 12 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III, then Stalag VIIA. |
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Died |
8 August 1997 | ||
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Buried |
San Fernando Cemetery #3 San Antonio, Bexar County, TX | 11 August 1997 | San Fernando Cemetery #3 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas |
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Based |
Ridgewell | 12 August 1943 | Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Assoiciation, March 1999; MACR 383 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
