Russell L Harriman
MilitaryCompleted 26 missions. On 27th mission to Hamburg, lost 2 engines, headed for Sweden. Landed at Bulltofta Air Base in Sweden 21 November 1944. Plane was B-24 'Dollys Sister' #41-29005.
4 Air Medals/ ETO Ribbon w/ 3 Battle Stars
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A bomber crew of the 453rd Bomb Group wait on a jeep. Letter enclosed with print: '[Left to Right] James E Terwilliger- Waist Gunner, Luhter M Clark- Co-pilot, Carl Powell- Navigator, Lattie P Head- Nose Gunner, Nicholas Radosevich- Pilot, Edmund M Survilla- Tail Gunner, Lt ? Lee- Bombardier (Robert Burgess was the Bombardier on the original crew), Joseph D Craft- Radio operator, Robert Victor- Waist Gunner, Robert O Hanson- Engineer- Top Turret. Original Cadre- Model (Crew #41) 734th Squadron, 453rd Bomb](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380672.jpg.webp?itok=L5hegKpe)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dolly's Sister
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan | 28 November 1923 | |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 21 November 1944 |
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10406 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self /MACR 10406 & page 288 in THE SECOND AIR DIVISION, 1998 edition, D790.A2S45; In Search of Peace, pg 252-253