Harry Edwin Will Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 71535 - 2nd Lt Harry E. Will Jr
Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak and fighters and crashed near Gross Muehlingen on 29-Jun-44 in B-17 43-37562. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 28 August 1919 | BornPittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
1 February 1942 | ||
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Training Commissioned |
San Angelo, Texas | 1 August 1942 - 22 August 1943 | Completed training, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant.San Angelo, Texas |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of war (POW) |
Stalag VIIa, Moosburg, Austria | 29 June 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of war (POW)Stalag VIIa, Moosburg, Austria |
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Other Discharged |
15 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
27 December 1995 | ||
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Buried |
Bay Pines National Cemetery Bay Pines, Florida | 30 December 1995 | InterredBay Pines National CemeteryBay Pines, Florida |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Merged with duplicate entry to include information from:
1993 457th BGA Roster;
MACR 6724
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
MACR 6724 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
