Harry Ernest Whitford Jr
MilitaryHarry Whitford was Radio Operator on board B-17#42-107007. Shot down by fighters on 29 July 1944. Ditched North of Ameland Island, West Friesland, The Netherlands. Prisoner of War (POW).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18122048
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056261 at enlistment, then O-757002
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36815360
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 27 August 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
16 September 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
29 July 1944 | captured on land after having been picked up by a German Marine boat after the ditching of B-17 #42-107007 off Ameland Island, West Friesland, The Netherlands. Interned mostly at Stalag Luft 4. | |
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Died |
11 February 2001 | ||
| Wakefield, Massachusetts |
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ContributorED-BB
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Sources
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
ContributorAAM
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Sources
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001, MACR 7815 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia