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KING, Harold Thomas - Date of
birth
29 March 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Rome, Oneida County, New York -
Hometown
Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-796548 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
335th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 June 1943 - Place of
death
Near Hunxe, six miles east of Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter L. King (father)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30211 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Huls, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 4903
More information
2nd Lt Harold T. King graduated from Buffalo Technical High School in Buffalo, New York and attended the University of Buffalo for two years.He enlisted in Buffalo, New York, on 12 March 1942.
A/C 42-30211, piloted by Capt Joel Bunch, was seen to be hit by four enemy fighters over the target at Huls, Germany. The aircraft was last seen leveled off at 5,000 feet after dropping bombs at 0945 hours, with the nose and tail destroyed by the attack. Four to ten chutes were reported to have been seen leaving the ship.
Sgt Leroy Morris, radio operator on A/C 42-30211, reported seeing 2nd Lt King on the ground with serious abdominal wounds. The Germans threw him in a truck, supposedly to take him to a hospital. He was reported dead at a later point in time.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.8thafhs.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Luc Zaman, www.ancestry.com - Buffalo Technical High School, The Buffalo News - 30 August 1944