WARNER Harry F - 63 FS 56 FG

Harry F WARNER Jr

NUMBER OF SERVICE

O-751501

AGE

-- yo

DATE OF BIRTH

ETAT

NEW YORK

FAMILY

RANK

First Lieutenant

FONCTION

Pilot

JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT

DATE of ENLISTEMENT

SQUADRON

63^rdFighter Squadron

GROUP

56^thFighter Group

ARMY

8^thUS Air Force

DATE OF DEATH

7 june 1944

STATUS

KIA

PLACE OF DEATH

Station Liancourt-St-Pierre

DATA PLAN

P-47 Thunderbolt - type D-20-RA - s/n 43-25286

" Dooker "

warner harry f P47

Macr: 8674

Mission: Strafing various objectives

Crash on the ground during the strafing at very low altitude of Liancourt station at 08:00

Takeoff Station 150 Boxted, Essex UK - Crash observed and reported by 2Lt Roach S. Stewart.
Lt Stewart speaks of a "terrific explosion" that destroyed the rear of the aircraft, which exploded on the ground.

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

Cimetière Provisoire de Blosville N°

blosville

Story of Cemetery Temporary

CEMETERY

NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

Plot	Row	Grave
C	8	43

DECORATION

Distinguished Flying Cross + Oak Leaf Cluster

STORY

The Groupenational Wwii Continuing Research Association is investigating the fights of the 56 FG / 63 FS

June 7, 1944 during a strafing mission of various targets in the west of the Oise near the Upper Normandy region.

Today, January 4, 2018 in the footsteps of 1st Lt. Harry F Warner J killed in the town of Liancourt St Pierre (Oise) hit over the station of the town by the German Flak by the back of his camera d After 2lt Stewart Roach, his crewman crashed with his hunter at the place called the Priory 200 meters west of the station, his plane exploded on the ground. The pilot's body will be temporarily buried in the cemetery of the commune he will be buried after liberation at the temporary cemetery of Solers (Seine et Marne) in 1944 and then transferred in 1946 in the temporary American cemetery of Blosville (Manche) near Ste Mère l church then in 1948 Transferred into the current ABMC Normandy cemetery plot C Row 8 falls 43.