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LEVIN, Harold - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Westchester County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-683915 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
401st Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 April 1944 - Place of
death
Herlefeld, south of Kassel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 28 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Max Levin (father)
Helen E. Levin (mother)
Gertrude Levin (sister)
William Levin (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97519 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Spirit of Billy Mitchell
Destination: Eschwege, Germany
Mission: Bombardment
MACR: 4048
More information
1st Lt Harold Levin enlisted in Elmira, New York on 9 April 1942.Statement from S/Sgt Charles A. Shriver Jr., 37229982, 324th BS:
"Aircraft believed to be B-17G, 42-97519, was last seen going down apparently out of control in a tight spiral, near Eschwege, Germany, just prior to bombs away. This was shortly after tail attack by enemy aircraft."
Six crew members survived and ended up POW, the remaining four crew members were KIA. Surviving crew member reports indicate that 1st Lt Harold Levin did not bail out as he was wounded and caught in bomb bay. He was killed in the crash.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten