Harold Reichert
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Ended Tour Duty (ETD). Assigned to BAD3.
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Edward Harold Davidson
Military
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Lt. Harold B Reichert and crew of the 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, in front of B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Rusty Dusty", England. Rear L-R: T/Sgt Patrick Schiavo, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Front L-R: Unknown, Reichert ? , 1Lt Edward H Davidson.
Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Harold Reichert crew. Completed 35 missions. Returned to ZI via 70th Replacement Depot.
Mission List [Partial]:
8-Sep-44 Ludwigshaven AC #579, 9-Sep-44 Ludwigshaven AC #579, 11-Sep-44 Lutzkendorf AC #308, 19-Sep-44 Hamm AC #202, 25-Sep-44 Frankfurt AC #234, 27-Sep-44 Cologne AC #308, 2-Oct-44 Kassel / Fritzlar AC #144, 3-Oct-44 Nienburg AC #202, 7-Oct-44 Frieburg AC #234, 9-Oct-44 Schweinfurt AC #398, 14-Oct-44 Cologne AC #880, 15-Oct-44 Cologne AC #360, 22-Oct-44 Brunswick AC #360, 30-Oct-44 Hamm AC #360, 2-Nov-44 Merseburg AC #360, 5-Nov-44 Offenbach AC #360, 9-Nov-44 Metz Area AC #360, 21-Nov-44 Merseburg AC #360, 27-Nov-44 Offenburg AC #360, 29-Nov-44 Merseburg AC #116, 9-Dec-44 Stuttgart AC #855, 12-Dec-44 Merseburg AC #578, 14-Jan-45 Cologne AC #761, 15-Jan-45 Ingolstadt AC #578, 29-Jan-45 Niederlahnstein AC #578, 14-Feb-45 Prague AC #761
24-Feb-45 Hamburg AC #578, 26-Feb-45 Berlin AC #615 or 964, 28-Feb-45 Schwerte AC #630, 4-Mar-45 Reutlingen AC #471
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
Units served with
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars
Group
The 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated at Harding Field, Louisiana on 15-April-1942 and went to MacDill Field, Florida for the first phase of training from 16-May-1942 to 25-June-1942. The Group was then assigned to 2nd Air Force at Walla... -
322nd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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Aircraft
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43-38360 Bride of Mars
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 25/7/44; Hunter 4/8/44; Dow Fd 30/8/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-D] Bassingbourn 9/9/44; Missing in Action `28m` Berlin 5/12/44 with Ralph Blanton, Norval Covington, Roy Burns, Allison Stern, Lauren Porter, Arvid Johnson, Ken Minette,... -
44-6578 Rusty Dusty
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Lincoln 12/9/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 28/9/44; transferred 332BS/91BG [LG-D] Bassingbourn 7/12/44; 17m taxi collision with 43-38306 with Joe Troccolli 4/4/45, Salvaged. RUSTY DUSTY.
Associated Place
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Bassingbourn
Military site : airfield
Now home to a museum all about the aifield and its USAAF residents (http://www.towermuseumbassingbourn.co.uk/) , Bassingbourn opened in 1938 as part of the RAF's pre-war expansion programme. The RAF continued to use it until late in 1942 when its long... -
Stone (Jefferson Hall)
Military site : non-airfield
Seven camps named after British Admirals: Beatty - AAF 518, Duncan -AAF 509, Howard, Jefferson - AAF 594, Nelson, Drake, Frobisher and Raleigh, were constructed to accommodate workers moved from the Woolwich Arsenal, London to Swynerton ROF (Royal...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Chelsea, MA | 21 February 1923 |
| Enlisted | 5 December 1943 | |
| Based | Bassingbourn | 1944 – April 1945 |
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Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Discharged USAAF | 26 May 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Enlisted | 13 February 1947 | |
| Discharged USAF | 31 December 1953 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Mountain View, CA | 28 June 2002 |
| Buried | San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Santa Nella, Merced County, CA | 31 June 2002 |
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San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 September 2020 16:39:33 | Al_Skiff | Changes to role, biography and events |
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http://www.91stbombgroup.com/Dailies/322nd1945.html |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 September 2020 16:31:17 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, biography, awards and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/687479759 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 February 2018 10:45:18 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
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Daughter of Edward H Davidson |
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