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CMSgt Don Skinner-Deceased
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Wann, Harry A., Jr., 1st Lt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Madison |
Last Address
353rd Bomb Squadron
St. Donat, Algeria
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Casualty Date
Apr 13, 1943 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Italy |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
American Cemetery - Sicily-Rome, Italy |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Walls of the Missing |
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1941-1942, Aviation Cadet Navigator Training Course
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1942-1942, AAF MOS 1034, 301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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1942-1942, AAF MOS 1034, 301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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1942-1943, AAF MOS 1034, 301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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1942-1943, AAF MOS 1034, 353rd Bombardment Squadron, Heavy
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Last Known Activity
Harry A. Wann, Jr. was born in 1918 in New Jersey. His parents were Harry A., Sr. and Claire Wann. Both the US Censuses 1930 and 1940 show the family residing in Madison, New Jersey.
Wann enlisted on October 8, 1941 as an aviation cadet at Newark, New Jersey. His enlistment papers state he had completed 4 years of college (unnamed), was working in a machine shop-related occupation, and also confirms nativity and year of birth.
He received navigator training, was commissioned and awarded wings, then assigned to the 301st Bomb Group for further training. He deployed with the unit to England in October, 1942, and flew missions with the Thomas crew.
Wann was transferred to North Africa when the 301st sent part of their planes and crews there. He flew against targets in North Africa, mostly Tunisia, Sicily, and the Italian mainland.
On April 13, 1943, the crew was assigned to a force striking the Castel-Veterano Air Drome in Italy. The aircraft never returned from the mission. There is no record of how the aircraft was lost - just a remark that it failed to return.
Lt Harry A. Wann, Jr is remembered on the Walls of the Missing in the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy. He is also listed on the New Jersey State World War II Memorial in James Park, in Madison.
www.findagrave.com
www.ancestry.com
www.madisonhistoricalsociety.org
www.301stbg.com/bombardment_group.cfm
www.301stbg.com/Missions_Macrs.cfm
US Census 1930
US Census 1940
NARA Enlistment Records
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Comments/Citation
Lt Harry A. Wann, Jr was the assigned navigator on B-17F # 41-24394, named "Hockamoloko Jock VI BB," assigned to the 353rd Bomb Squadron. There is no explanation of what the name means or why it was assigned.
Missing Air Crew Report 16302 was issued, although the only thing stated about the aircraft is that it failed to return. Mission loading lists show the crew was:
1 Lt Jerry E. Thomas p
1 Lt Duke D. Cummings c-p
1 Lt Harry A. Wann, Jr. nav
1 Lt William E. Loewecke bomb
TSgt Julius J. Jacobs eng/tt gun
TSgt Joel B. Busby r/o
SSgt Ray O. Weeks btg
SSgt James E. Agee wg
Sgt Robert F. Nance photo
SSgt Richard J. Carignan tail gun
Ranks and grades as of mission date.
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