Harold F Kilmer
MilitaryHarold F. Kilmer was hidden from the Germans by the resistance for a month and was able to join a U.S. Army unit and then traveled to Paris before returning to England. Harry stayed in touch with his Belgium friends until they passed away and was able to visit them as well. He made a career in the Air Force. He retired from the Air Force in 1967. Harry passed away on 2/20/2015 at the age of 94.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Known as: Zegelsem, Belgium
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Stottville,New York, USA | 20 December 1920 | |
Other Evader |
Clabecq, Belgium | 9 August 1944 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 8067;
- Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000
MACR 8067 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database