Comstock, Harold Elwood, Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1021A-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1945-1945, AAF MOS 770, 7th Bombardment Group
Service Years
1941 - 1971
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Home State
California
California
Year of Birth
1920
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Comstock, Harold Elwood, Col USAF(Ret).

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Contact Info
Home Town
Fresno, California
Last Address
Auberry, California
Date of Passing
Apr 03, 2009
 
Location of Interment
Fresno Memorial Gardens - Fresno, California
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Acacia Garden

 Official Badges 

Headquarters Air Force Air Force Commander Air Training Command Instructor (pre-1966) Air Force Retired




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Air Ace American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American Fighter Aces Association
  2017, American Fighter Aces Association


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

In World War II, he was credited with destroying 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat plus 2 probables and 3 damaged, as well as 3 more on the ground. 
 

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_E._Comstock
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=695
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_comstock_h_e.php
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_056.php
http://www.airportjournals.com/Display.cfm?varID=0607010
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=56
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Operations_Group
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35899371
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=389900
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/85887
https://www.ancestry.com
Book: "Aces Against Germany", Eric Hammel, Pocket Books, 1993, pp 309-15.
 

   


WWII - European Theater of Operations/Ardennes Alsace Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
December / 1944
To Month/Year
January / 1945

Description
During their offensive in the Ardennes the Germans drove into Belgium and Luxembourg, creating a great bulge in the line. For some time the weather was bad, but when it cleared the Allies could send their planes to assist their ground forces by bombing and strafing the enemy’s columns, dropping paratroops and supplies, and interdicting the enemy’s lines of communications. By the end of January 1945 the lost ground had been regained and the Battle of the Bulge, the last great German offensive, was over.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
December / 1944
To Month/Year
January / 1945
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

763rd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)

355th Wing - Desert Lightning

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

  211 Also There at This Battle:
  • Candelaria, Richard Gomez, Col, (1943-1964)
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