Harry Douglass Feltenstein Jr
Military
L-R: Julian D. Fleming, Harvey Helmberger (Pilot), Harry Feltenstein, Sgt. Walsh, Heddleman, Joe Darby
Object Number - UPL 15440 - B-24 Liberator 41-11591' Lorraine' 513rd BS, 376th BG, 9th AF. L-R: Julian D. Fleming, Harvey Helmberger (Pilot), Harry Feltenstein, Sgt. Walsh,...
Assigned to 513BS, 376BG 9AF USAAF. Flew 25 combat x missions including the air raids on the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. At the end of the war he was an intelligence officer at the 15th AF HQ.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 513th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17063967 / O-680634
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Queen Bee, Lorraine
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 513th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Born |
Springfield, IL | 9 February 1920 | Son of Harry Douglass Sr and Alice Myrtle [Feeney] Feltenstein. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 25 September 1941 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Died |
Peoria, IL | 2 January 2005 | |
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Buried |
Swan Lake Memory Gardens Peoria, Peoria County, IL | 5 January 2005 | Swan Lake Memory Gardens Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois |
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Based |
Assigned to 513BS, 376BG 9AF USAAF. |