Harry Walter Blair

Military

Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. 1 x mission. Shot down 25-Nov-44 in B-17 43-37869 'Blond Bomber'. Suffered burns attempting to drag co-pilot out of cockpit. Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, PH, American campaign, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37601362 / O-2060761
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35731695
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
Kenneth Perry
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11106973 / T-005426
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16161669
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34799190
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blond Bomber’
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, Michigan, USA 5 July 1921 Born Hudson, New York

Enlisted

East Lansing, Michigan 17 August 1942 Enlisted East Lansing, Michigan

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany 25 November 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft I

Died

8 November 2001

Buried

Hoosick Cemetery Hoosick, New York 11 November 2001 Interred Hoosick Cemetery Hoosick, New York

Revisions

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Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10353 / MACR 10756 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database