Henry Isadore Levy
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Henry Levy was a graduate of Penn State College and of the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Leaving school to enlist in the Air Corps in April 1942, Henry finished training as a Bombardier at Albuquerque, New Mexico in March 1943 where he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. In September, he graduated as a Navigator at San Marcos, Texas. Joining the William Quaintance crew, he was sent to England in October 1943, a member of the 306th Bomb Group / 369th Bomb Squadron. Henry was Killed In Action in the loss of B-17 #42-31695 on 22 February 1944.
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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: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33551808
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31158525
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17128889
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34201982 and O-632869
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 32292921
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Engineer / Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 22 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA | 4 August 1920 | Son of Julius and Sophia Levy |
Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | 16 April 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
near Kirchen, Germany | 22 February 1944 | in the loss of B-17 #42-31695 |
Buried |
Kirchen, Germany | 26 February 1944 | Initially buried in the Kirchen cemetery |
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Re-interred Plot M, Row 21, Grave 4 |
Revisions
Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 55903821.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55903821/henry-i.-levy
Removed punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
MACR 2652
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Data from research made on the crew of 42-31695 by Jerry Zak, nephew of Engineer Joseph Strukel (KIA)
US Census 1940
ABMC website
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2652 / MACR 2652, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database