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:
D
Row:
12
Grave:
35
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