Homer Y Harris
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Pilot - Crew #442
466th BG - 784th BS
KIA - 1 September 1944
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Object Number - UPL 27913 - 1LT Homer Y. Harris Pilot - Crew #442 466th BG - 784th BS KIA - 1 September 1944
Killed in Action (KIA) while assembling over base after his aircraft encountered severe prop wash and crashed.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 15200812
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Illinois, USA | 13 July 1915 | |
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Died |
Horsham Saint Faith, Norwich, Norfolk, UK | 1 September 1944 | His a/c crashed after encountering prop-wash at an altitude of approximately 300 feet and in a 40 degree bank which caused the a/c to stall and crash. All 12 men on board were KIA |
| Middletown, IL, USA | |||
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Buried |
Fairfield, IL 62837, USA | Maple Hill Cemetery Fairfield Wayne County Illinois, USA Plot: In Veterans Section |
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Accident report 035 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia