Harold G Blumberg
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA). Mission 206 to Andernach. B24H AC# 41-29524 ' The Big Drip' crashed on takeoff in poor visibility.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Big Drip
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
1 January 1945 |
Revisions
Contributorjgold
ChangesChanges to nickname
Sources
Blackie was my father's Allan R. Gold's first cousin, his friend and his neighbor. No one called him Harold. Blackie's photo and obituary appeared in the February 13, 1945 edition of the Brooklyn College Vanguard. He had previously served as President of Brooklyn College's Student Self-Government Association. He was just 20 years old, when he died.
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
Combat Supplement, Unit History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia