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LEE, Harry Elgin - Date of
birth
12 October 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
King George County, Virginia -
Hometown
Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33207961 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer -
Unit
534th Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
6 March 1944 - Place of
death
Between Niederlehme and Wernsdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Albert S. Lee Sr. (father)
Ruby E. (Spilman) Lee (mother)
Ethel B. Lee (sister)
Wilson A. Lee (brother)
Thornton F. Lee (brother)
Lawrence L. Lee (brother)
Albert S. Lee Jr. (brother)
Ruby E. Lee (sister)
Dorothy E. (Hopkins) Lee (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31553 -
Data
Type: B-17 G
Nickname: Myer's Flaw
Destination: Erkner, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Vereinigte Kugellagerfabriken (VKF) - ball bearings plant
MACR: 3241
More information
The airplane was attacked by fighters during the bomb run, setting it on fire. It left formation and the most of the crew bailed out before it crashed.Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.wwiimemorial.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com