Harry William Ahlers

Military

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 21 x combat missions.

Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

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

612th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

John Edward Anderson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 36864214
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Merle Hunter Boyce

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19207494
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Herbert Malcolm Clark

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33798774
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret

Robert Howard Cropp

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-774043
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-pilot

Adam Thomas Czubat

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group
Service Numbers: 36335720
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-31891

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Shape
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

43-38541

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Diabolical Angel
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Missions

8th Air Force 962

Date: 20 April 1945

8th Air Force 959

Date: 18 April 1945

8th Air Force 938

Date: 10 April 1945

Two airmen of the 398th Bomb Group examine the damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress.

8th Air Force 932

Date: 8 April 1945

8th Air Force 931

Date: 7 April 1945

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	New York	21 January 1921	Son of John and Catherine [Apel] Ahlers.
Enlisted	New York City, NY	25 June 1942	New York City, New York
Died	Hopedale, Tazewell County, IL	11 February 2011
Buried	Minier Cemetery Minier, Tazewell County, IL	14 February 2011	Minier Cemetery Minier, Tazewell County, Illinois
Based	Deenethorpe		Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.
Other Discharged USAAF			Honourable discharge.

Revisions

Date20 Nov 2021 01:05:30

Contributoracbernstein1

Changes

Sources

http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=0001

Date6 Nov 2021 19:28:36

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/695147596
https://www.fold3.com/record/284247288/harry-w-ahlers-social-security-d…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=0001
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/21090323/Harry-Ahlers
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65578834/harry-william-ahlers

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:29

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1