Harold Earl Winjum
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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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Roseau, Minnesota | 27 July 1915 | |
| Thief River Falls, Minnesota | 16 October 1940 | ||
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Died |
Tyrrhenian Sea | 12 July 1944 | TSGT Winjum had bailed out of his battle damaged a/c at about 4000 feet prior to the pilot ditching in the sea. The pilot had not issued bail out orders and was not aware of Winjum and tail gunner MacRitchie were missing until counting heads in the dinghy after the crew escaped the sinking B-25. Winjum's body was never found. |
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Buried |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial | No Known Grave Tablets of the Missing Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Nettuno, Italy |
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