Harold J Blumencranz

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Crashed near Unterweit on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24H #41-29117 'Lady Marie'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lady Marie
  • Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Sünna, 36404 Unterbreizbach, Deutschland 24 February 1944

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Buried

New York, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2555, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

Date
ContributorHuttich
Changes
Sources

Book: Lothar Günther - Missionen und Schicksale: im Luftkrieg über Südwest-Thüringen 1944/45

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 2555 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database