Harold Lloyd Blake
MilitaryLWG, Smith H crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3220 'Damfino'. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 384. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag XIIID (Per NARA).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17067574
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-797371
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-342066
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35404417
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Waterbury, CT | 4 March 1923 | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Germany | 17 August 1943 - 1 June 1945 | Stalag Luft III? Stalag XIIID? Per NARA |
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Died |
Bristol, CT | 12 May 1997 |
Revisions
My name is Christopher Szymanski and I am the Grandson of MSgt Harold L. Blake. All of the information I have added were directly from my Grandfather while he was alive.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 384 / MACR 384, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database