Harry O. Ubbins was born on July 16, 1924. He was the son of Herman Michael Ubbins and Eva Kinkel Ubbins. He served as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier on the B-17G #42-102552 "Horn's Hornets" aircraft, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

The plane took off from 138 Snetterton Heath, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission over the oil storage facilities at Gennevilliers, a suburban area of Paris. While the B-17 inflicted major damage upon the target, Paris was surrounded with infamous flak, and two of the twenty-five B-17s were shot down, including the Horn's Hornets. His plane spun down after flak knocked off the entire tail assembly and crashed in the streets of Rue Pajol and Rue Ricquet, Paris. Seven members from his crew were Killed in Action and three were taken as prisoners.

2LT Ubbins got out of the plane and landed on a rooftop in Clichy, with his ankles broken. He was captured and taken as a prisoner by the Germans and was sent to Stalag VII-A, Moosburg, Bavaria. He survived the war and also participated in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. His rank rose to First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Harry died on June 6, 1987, at the age of 62 and is now buried in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA.

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