Harold M Sena
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 15258
B-24D Liberator #41-23724 'Flying Cock' 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. Later renamed 'Doodlebug'. Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid.
(L to R)
J. C. Gardner - Gunner, Harold M. Serna - Engineer, R. J. Laffler - Tail Gunner, John T. Sparks - Bombardier, Llewelleyn L. Brown - Pilot
Robert J. Quinliven - Co-Pilot, John Hunt - Navigator, Ernest K. Kish - Top Turret Gunner, Charles C. Stercher - Radio Operator.
(L to R)
J. C. Gardner - Gunner, Harold M. Serna - Engineer, R. J. Laffler - Tail Gunner, John T. Sparks - Bombardier, Llewelleyn L. Brown - Pilot
Robert J. Quinliven - Co-Pilot, John Hunt - Navigator, Ernest K. Kish - Top Turret Gunner, Charles C. Stercher - Radio Operator.
Killed in Action (KIA) 15 January 1943 when plane hit by flak in B-24 41-23724 'Flying Cock'.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Flying Cock - Doodlebug
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 449th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
15 January 1943 | Sgt. Sena lost his life in operations while in North Africa. Sgt. Sena's remains were never recovered. | |
Born |
Connecticut |
Revisions
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://www.b24bestweb.com (Al Skiff)
Correction to surname from Serna to Sena. Details from http://www.findagrave.com
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Sources
ABMC, Ted's Travelling Circus by Carroll Stewart, p. 51 includes picture with the crew Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 64 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia