Harry Lee Rainier

Military

Assigned to 509BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. 41 x missions. ETD

 

Mission List: Mannheim, Hanover, Hamburg, Bielefield, Munster
Frankfurt, Merseburg, Ruhr River, Misburg, Misburg
Bohlen, Sindelfingen, Frankfurt, Merseburg, Cologne
Kall, Biblis, Bullay, Kaiserslautern, Munchen Gladbach
Kassel, Cologne, Koblenz, Euskirchen, Sterkrade
Sterkrade, Lutzendorf, Dulmen, Dresden, Nurenburg
Salzwedel, Plauen, Munich, Heilbronn, Chemnitz
Schwabmunchen, Chemnitz, Essen, Kassel, Hagen.

 

Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

William Thomas Whittaker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16078382 / O-757350
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

28 August 1925

Enlisted

29 November 1943 EnlistedBaltimore, Maryland

Died

25 September 2002 DiedDundalk, Maryland

Revisions

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http://www.351st.org/loadlist/search.php

 

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https://www.fold3.com/record/22481900/harry-l-rainier-us-social-security-death-index

https://www.fold3.com/record/87542943/harry-l-rainier-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

http://www.351st.org/loadlist/search.php

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143804683?objectPage=1038

 

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/