Harry W Whitenight

Military

Shot down by flak and fighters on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 March 1944, B-17G 42-31403 crashed West of Berlin. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

8 March 1944

Born

Munhall, Pennsylvania

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3424, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons, pg 118