Harold Homer Cates
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Force landed in B-17 42-38183 on 28-Sep-44. Returned to duty (RTD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
- Nicknames: The Lost Angel
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron 525th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Richland County, OH | 9 July 1923 | Son of Homer Bryan and Freda [Durtsche] Cates. |
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Enlisted |
Columbus, OH | 12 April 1943 | |
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Other Force landed RTD |
Kimbolton, UK | 28 September 1944 | Force landed in B-17 42-38183 on 28-Sep-44. Returned to duty (RTD). |
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Died |
Mansfield, OH | 4 May 1998 | |
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Buried |
Mansfield Memorial Park, Ontario, OH | 9 May 1998 | Mansfield Memorial Park Ontario, Richland County, OH |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9363