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name
HARSHMAN, Francis A - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Ocean County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6874370 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
332nd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 November 1943 - Place of
death
Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 33 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William E. Harshman (father)
Lillian (Slack) Harshman (mother)
Betty A. Harshman (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-1101 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
MACR: 1012
More information
T/Sgt Edward G. Lundy: Plane was hit by flak and set on fire. Two of us bailed out safely just before the plane blew up in midair. Neither of us ever saw any of the crew afterwards. Germans told us that they found 8 bodies in the wreckage.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten