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name
PACKARD, Harold J - Date of
birth
8 July 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31228610 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
413th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 May 1944 - Place of
death
West of Erbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 14 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harold B. Packard (father)
Edith L. (Landers) Packard (mother)
Robert F. Packard (brother)
Roger A. Packard (brother)
June R. Packard (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97567 -
Data
Type: B-17 G
Destination: Brux, Czechoslovakia
Mission: Combat
MACR: 4860
More information
T/Sgt Harold J Packard enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 31 October 1942.
Source of information: FOHF, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - Missing Aircrew Report 4860, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records 1620-1988 / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: FOHF