Name:
Harvey Eugene Blacher
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
584th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomb Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1944-10-08
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Kesser Israel Cemetery, Massachusetts
Plot:
O
Row:
Grave:
32
Decoration:
Comments:
2nd Lt Harvey Eugene Blacher, co-pilot of the B-26 Marauder 43-34141, took off from A-50 Orléans-Bricy on a bombing mission over Arhweiler, Germany’s railroad. Although the mission was successful, just as they were about to land back in Bricy, their plane collided with B-26 Marauder 42-96271, killing both crews.