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BRYANT, Harold Albert Jr - Date of
birth
18 August 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Essex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-679604 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier/Nose Gunner -
Unit
423rd Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 June 1944 - Place of
death
Eidelstedt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harold A. Bryant (father)
Alice M. Bryant (mother)
Robert F Bryant (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97250 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refineries
MACR: 5987
More information
1st Lt Harold A Bryant Jr graduated from Searles High School in 1936. He was employed at Arlington Mills.The airplane was hit by flak over the target after bombs away. Fire broke out on the two inboard engines and spread over the nose to the radio room. The airplane peeled out the formation, side-slipping to the left and went straight down.
Four crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Hamburg-Ohlsdorf.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card, 1920 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Arie-Jan van Hees - Bombardier Class Book 43-07 Midland Army Air Field Texas