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Capt Jack “Craig” Harwood

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Capt Jack “Craig” Harwood Veteran

Birth
Barryton, Mecosta County, Michigan, USA
Death
17 Apr 1943 (aged 23)
Bremen, Germany
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
J-4-12
Memorial ID
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Harwood had the rank of Captain. Occupation or specialty was Pilot. Service number was O-442689. Served with 306th Bomber Group, Heavy, 367th Bomber Squadron. Some records indicate being held as a prisoner by Germany at a location known as Reserve Lazaret Iii St Joseph's Stift Bremen Oldenburg ... The aircraft took part in a bombing mission to the Focke Wulf Plant at Bremen, Germany, on 17 April 1943, at which time 10 aircraft were lost ... The cause of the loss is unknown as both enemy aircraft and flak were intense ... Captain Harwood died as Prisoner of War.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
Harwood had the rank of Captain. Occupation or specialty was Pilot. Service number was O-442689. Served with 306th Bomber Group, Heavy, 367th Bomber Squadron. Some records indicate being held as a prisoner by Germany at a location known as Reserve Lazaret Iii St Joseph's Stift Bremen Oldenburg ... The aircraft took part in a bombing mission to the Focke Wulf Plant at Bremen, Germany, on 17 April 1943, at which time 10 aircraft were lost ... The cause of the loss is unknown as both enemy aircraft and flak were intense ... Captain Harwood died as Prisoner of War.
Contributor: Andy (48021049)

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Illinois.



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  • Maintained by: Steven Phillips
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56299561/jack-harwood: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Jack “Craig” Harwood (17 May 1919–17 Apr 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56299561, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by Steven Phillips (contributor 49619983).