Harry I Mazer
Military
Rear L-R: Joseph Alexander Heustess Jr, Michael J Brennan Jr, Harry Gray, William D O'Malley Jr, Byron O Young, Harry I Mazer
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Front L-R: Allan H Ferguson Jr, John F Schmid, Howard U Feldman.
Corrected spelling of Harry Gray’s name and added connection
Object Number - UPL 50547 - "Lt. Ferguson's crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 12 March 1945." Rear L-R: Joseph Alexander Heustess...
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Pilsen in B-17 42-97266 25-Apr-45; hit by flak over target area. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 14224
Awards: AM (4OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Became an published author of twenty two children's books.
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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: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-778761
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Godfathers inc.
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Manhattan, NY | 31 May 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
New York City, New YorkNew York City, NY | 30 March 1943 | New York City, New York |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 25 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Marched into Austria, never made it to a POW camp, before wars end. |
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Died |
Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin, VT | 7 April 2016 | |
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Buried |
Berlin, VT | 6 May 2016 | Memorial held at nursing home, Berlin, Vermont. Likely cremated. |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 25 April 1945 | Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge | ||
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Other Repatriated to ZI |
Newport News, VA | LST 60 (Landing ship Tank) from Plymouth to Newport News, Virginia. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14224 / MACR 14224, mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Leonard Streitfeld p.185 and 398th BG web site. Mentions that Mazer wrote a book. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
