Harold O Walgren
MilitaryAssigned to 643BS, 409BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) mission to Campagne-lès-Hesdin. Hit by flak over target, headed for base, having crossed the French coast, baled out, rescued by ASR launch. Returned to Duty (RTD). MACR 12274.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 409th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35267620 / O-749217
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 409th Bomb Group 643rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Hadstock
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cook County, IL, USA | 20 February 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 26 November 1940 | |
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Other Returned to Duty (RTD) |
2 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) mission to Campagne-lès-Hesdin. Hit by flak over target, headed for base, having crossed the French coast, baled out, rescued by ASR launch. Returned to Duty (RTD). MACR 12274. | |
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Died |
Sycamore, IL, USA | 21 April 1989 | |
| Illinois, USA | |||
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Based |
Little Walden | Assigned to 643BS, 409BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
DeKalb, IL, USA | Fairview Cemetery De Kalb DeKalb County Illinois, USA |