Amster, Harold F. – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Harold F. Amster.

Unit/Placed in, 372^nd Bomber Squadron, 307^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Harold is born approx. on March 7, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Father, Mortimer Amster.

Mother, Minnie Amster.

Parents born in Czechoslovakia.

Sister(s), Ruth Amster.

Brother(s), Eugene Amster.

Harold enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # O-676332.

Harold ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,

2^nd Lt. Kenneth Kiensle Pilot

2nd Lt. Paul M. Hauser Co Pilot

F/O Paul E. Schmidt Navigator

1^st Lt. Harold F. Amster Instructor Bombardier

2^nd Lt. Donald H. Nelson Bombardier

S/Sgt. George W. Metzinger Engineer

Sgt. William C. Fenske Asst. Engineer

S/Sgt. Herbert S. McDill Radio Operator

Sgt. Guy L. Fitch Asst. Radio Operator

Sgt. Mike Sis Gunner

Sgt. Milo E. Foreman Gunner

Harold was KIA when they came in bad weather, believed ti a Mid Air Collision with a other plane from the bomber Group on Aug. 25, 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Harold is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Glenville Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA.

And at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.307bg.net/

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker