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Home State
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Year of Birth
1919 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr.
to remember
Crosby, Harry Herbert, Lt Col.
If you knew or served with this Airman and have additional information or photos to support this Page, please leave a message for the Page Administrator(s) HERE.
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Contact Info
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Home Town
New England, North Dakota; Oskaloosa, Iowa |
Last Address
Lynn/Essex, Massachusetts
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Date of Passing
Jul 28, 2010 |
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Location of Interment
East Parish Burying Ground - Newton, Massachusetts |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity
He was Group Navigator for the 100th Bomb Group, "The Bloody Hundredth", of the 8th AF in WWII and flew 32 combat missions over Europe.
He was cremated and buried beside his first wife in the East Parish Burying Ground, the Old Newton Cemetery.
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Other Comments:
Sources:
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=4&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=harry+h+crosby&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=1387492&rlst=1965432,2623465,5008051,1387492
https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=1082&Itemid=334
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-newton/obituary.aspx?pid=144452617
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55821862
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104766316
Books:
"Masters of the Air", Donald Miller, Simon & Schuster, 2006.
"The Alabama Bomber Boys", Donald E. Wilson, Heritage Books, 2008.
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From Month/Year
July / 1944 |
To Month/Year
September / 1944
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Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
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