Harold Blair Bish
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Comiso Airport
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Connoquenessing, PA | 25 June 1918 | |
| Connoquenessing, PA | 16 October 1940 | Worked for Castle Rubber Co. | |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 3 December 1942 | |
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Died |
Alesani Airfield, Corsica | 13 May 1944 | KIA when his airfield was attacked by German bombers. The attack killed 24 soldiers and wounded 115 more. |
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Buried |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot I Row 9 Grave 35 Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Piazzale Kennedy, 1 00048 Italy |
Revisions
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ChangesChanges to events and place associations
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44033_05_0…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56306574/harold-blair-bish
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/bish%3Dharold
http://www.budslc.com/ww2/index7.htm
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3147/images/41226_2421…
http://www.reddog1944.com/May_12-13_1944_German_Raid_On_Alesan_Airbase…