Harold G Russell
Military
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UPL 23134
2nd Lt Harold G. Russell - 96BG/337BS pilot of B-17 42-5877 shot down at Arkel by German fighters on 22 June 1943.
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Peter den Tek collection
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Russell family
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Shot down 22 June 1943 in B-17 #425887. Plane abandoned by crew over Gorinchem, Holland. Crashed near Schelluinen. All crew members Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Humbird, Wisconsin | 8 July 1919 | |
Died |
8 June 2009 | ||
Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, grandson Don Russell; Snetterton Falcons, pg 25