Harry L Ottman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 27 January 1943 in B-24D 41-23776 'Spirit of '76' while serving as Ball Turret Gunner. Killed in Action (KIA). Target was Wilhelmshaven, but weather conditions were poor. Plane was attacked by FW 190s, caught fire, exploded and crashed on Terschelling Island, Holland.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Spirit of 76
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Elmwood, Wisconsin, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Terschelling, Netherlands 27 January 1943 Killed when aircraft was shot down by fighters and crashed on Terschelling Island, Holland.

Buried

Wisconsin, USA Originally buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery but after the war his remains were repatriated and re-interred in Wisconsin

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 16-Feb-2015. Added SN & KIA event per MACR 15459; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added decorations Burial event ,crew position and loss details to Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE;

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15459 / MACR 15459, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 68 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database