Harold Plowe Quisno was born on February 25, 1920, in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois. He was the son of Clarence Louis Quisno and Marjorie Plowe Quisno. He was married to Mary Quisno. He served in the 716th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator of B-24J #42-64462 nicknamed “Stinky the B.T.O.” during World War II.

On February 22, 1944, the B-24J “Stinky the B.T.O.” joined the Regensburg mission during “Big Week.” On the return flight, the bomber was struck by flak and attacked by fighters before exploding in mid-air. It crashed near Wenigzell, Styria, Austria, resulting in the deaths of three crew members, while the remaining seven were captured and spent the rest of the war as prisoners of war.

2Lt Quisno was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

Source of information: 449th.com, weremember.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com