Harry William Ahlers
MilitaryAssigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 21 x combat missions.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32933252
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37676738
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Togglier
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 5 April 1945
- Date: 31 March 1945
- Date: 30 March 1945
- Date: 24 March 1945
- Date: 23 March 1945
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York | 21 January 1921 | Son of John and Catherine [Apel] Ahlers. |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 25 June 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Died |
Hopedale, Tazewell County, IL | 11 February 2011 | |
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Buried |
Minier Cemetery Minier, Tazewell County, IL | 14 February 2011 | Minier Cemetery Minier, Tazewell County, Illinois |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
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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