Harold Keller Lockwood was born on November 26, 1919, in La Grande, Oregon. He was the son of George Edwin and Marie Lockwood. Harold was married to Rita Eileen Lockwood. He received aeronautical engineering degrees from the University of Washington and Ohio.

Harold served in the 332nd Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot on the B-17 #42-30444 'Ramrod Ramsbottom/Black Jack IV' during World War II.

On January 5, 1944, his crew took off from Station 468 airfield in Bury St Edmunds, England, for a mission to bomb the Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in France. Shot down by Me109 fighters at around 1:50 PM, they evacuated their plane by parachute. Their aircraft crashed in the Hourtin Lake, District of Lesparre-Médoc, France. Of the crew, four members were captured by the Germans and taken as prisoners, 5 evaded the capture, and one casualty. 2Lt Lockwood was one of the evadees. He returned to the UK on March 24, 1944.

Harold retired from the Air Force following a long and enjoyable career during which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He died on July 29, 2013, at the age of 93, in Clifton, and he is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.

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