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EYE, Harold Floyd - Date of
birth
4 March 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-748387 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 May 1944 - Place of
death
Railway station
Fummelse, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Floyd Davis Eye (father)
Minevia Katherine (Chitwood) Eye (mother)
Albert B. Eye (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102482 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Combat
MACR: 4575
More information
2nd Lt Harold F. Eye died attempting to crash land his airplane after being attacked by enemy fighters. He was wounded, did not bail out and was killed in the crash.He was initially buried at the cemetery Fuemmelse on 10 May 1944 around 1500 hours.
Source of information: Sebastiaan Vonk, Bill Ford, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.americanairmuseum.com