Harold W Porter

Military
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Object Number - UPL 22878 - 2nd Lt. Harold Wesley Porter - Pilot of B-17 42-3116 Crashed with B-17 42-3116 on 28 july 1943 POW

Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #423116. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-3116

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Patches
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wellswille, Missouri, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 July 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 373 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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