Harry D Shafer
Military ROLL OF HONOURnon-battle Death - accidentally dropped bomb (struck on the head by a bomb when the same fell from its rack, during the process of loading.May 5th 1944, Station 131)
Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal April 1945
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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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Died |
8 May 1944 | ||
|
Buried |
Ohio |
Revisions
ContributorJeff Hawley
Changes
Sources
1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Provost Marshall report, week ending 14 May 1944, page1, item 4. James Nelson, Captain, Provost Marshall
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces vol 3 pg 651 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia