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DENT, Harry L - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Georgia -
Hometown
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14045600 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 July 1943 - Place of
death
Vries, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Laura (Mimbs) Dent (mother)
Connie S. Dent (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29796 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Kassel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Fieseler aircraft factory
MACR: 1761
More information
Harry L. Dent attended high school for 4 years and was a typist. He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army at Fort Benning, Georgia on 16 June 1941.The plane was damaged by flak and fighters.
He was initially buried with military honors at the cemetery of Vries on 31 August 1943.
Seven crew members were killed, three evaded capture.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, MACR, www.ancestry.com, 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Middle Georgia Regional Library