SSGT Harold D Vanoyen (1920-1943) - Find a Grave Memorial

SSGT Harold D Vanoyen Veteran

Birth

9 Apr 1920

Nebraska, USA

Death

14 May 1943 (aged 23)

Germany

Burial

Crown Hill Cemetery

Madison, Madison County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section B; Lot 158

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Harold Vanoyen was shot down May 14 1943 He was a Waist Gunner in B-24D 41-23819 "Rugged Buggy"His Aircraft was attacked by fighters and crashed near Eckernforde Germany.
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
B-24D-5-CO Liberator
s/n 41-23819
68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group "The Flying Eightballs", 8th Air Force.
Lost on the May 14,1943 mission to Kiel,Germany.
Crew on last mission:
Maj. James E. O'Brien - Pilot (POW)
1st Lt. Malcolm C. Howell - Co-Pilot (KIA)
1st Lt. John D. Bledsoe - Navigator (POW)
M/Sgt. Norris Crisan - Bombardier (POW)
S/Sgt. Kenneth C. McCabe - Engineer/Top Turret Gunner (POW)
T/Sgt. Ralph C. Ernest - Radio Operator (POW)
S/Sgt. James A. MacCommand - Asst. Radio Operator/Gunner (POW)
S/Sgt. John W. Husselton - Right Waist Gunner (POW)
S/Sgt. Harold D. VanOyen - Left Waist Gunner (KIA)
S/Sgt. Richard M. Castillo - Tail Gunner (POW)

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