Name:
Harry F. Cologne
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
35586469
Unit:
545th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-12-01
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Union Cemetery
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Harry Francis Cologne was born on October 6, 1915, in Parkersburg, West Virginia and served as a ball turret gunner in the 545th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bombardment Group. He was killed when his B-17F "Flying Fortress," nicknamed "Damn Yankee," was shot down over Jabbeke, Belgium, while returning from a bombing run over Solingen, Germany.