Winham Harrie Albert

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Harrie Albert Winham is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Staplehurst Advanced Landing Ground American Airmen

1Lt Harry Winham Monument

Name:

Harrie Albert Winham

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-423389

Unit:

382nd Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-25

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Harrie Albert Winham entered the military service in Pennsylvania. He served in the 382nd Fighter Squadron as a First Lieutenant during World War II. Pilot of the P-51C-7 #43-103338, he took off from station 413 in Staplehurst Airfield for an armed reconnaisance mission. He was shot down in an aerial combat by a fighter Fw190 at 07h25 near the Bonneval farm in the Commune of Charleval (1 km NE) - 14 km north of Andelys. 1LT Winham was initially buried in Charleval, France but later was transferred. His final resting place is in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net