Rubin F Harkey

Military

KIA. Shot while trying to evade capture at/near Paling, Ger. US trial found no war crime and acquitted the soldier who shot him.

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Units served with

Two B-24 Liberators of the 460th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force fly together during a mission. Handwritten caption on reverse: '15 AF B-24s 460th BG.'

460th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50888

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 460th Bomb Group 760th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

22 September 1944

Born

North Carolina

Revisions

Date1 Jan 2018 22:49:58
ContributorKauko56
ChangesChanges to unit associations and aircraft associations
Sources

MACR 8739

Date1 Jan 2018 22:38:46
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Enlistment Record

Date1 Jan 2018 22:37:36
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correcting a typo

Date1 Jan 2018 22:30:46
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ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, service number, highest rank, role, biography and events
Sources

MACR 8739 and Review and Recommendations paper (US trial 12-1203).