Falk Harleth Daylean

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Harleth Daylean Falk

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

9th Bomber Squadron, 7th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-08-07

State:

Louisiana

Cemetery:

National Memorial Cem. of the Pacific, Hawaii

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

137

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Harleth Daylean Falk was born on August 12, 1920. He was the son of Fred Carl Falk and Collette Elizabeth Braem Falk. Harleth was killed when the B-24J bomber #44-40846 he was piloting crashed twenty miles south of Luliang, China. All aboard were killed. The aircraft was part of the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. The Squadron was being used to fly fuel and supplies from India over the Himalayas to the Chinese and United States Army Air Forces based in China.

Harleth was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

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