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HARRIS, Dalton W - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Oneida County, New York -
Hometown
Oneida County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12170499 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
577th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1943 - Place of
death
Friedrichskoog-Spitze, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 35 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James D. Harris (father)
Irene M. Harris (mother)
James D. Harris (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7493 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Gregory The Great
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 1494
More information
S/Sgt Dalton W. Harris was a clerk before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Albany, New York on 21 September 1942.The plane was shot down by Uffz Losch in a Fw 190A of JG 11/1 and crashed 2 to 3 km off shore, west of Friedrichskoog. It was last seen having difficulty staying in formation as the formation crossed the enemy coast, going in.
The entire crew of 10 was killed. The remains of five identified and two unidentified were buried at the cemetery of Kronprinzenkoog on 1 December 1943. The remains of James D. Craig washed ashore 0n 15 December 1943 and was buried at the same cemetery. Dalton Harris was buried at the British Military Cemetery of Ohlsdorf.
The remains of Harry Bolick and George Campbell Jr. were never recovered or could not be identified as one of the unidentified bodies.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.findagrave.com, www.findagrave.com - John Dowdy, http://www.b24.net/