Name:
Harry Pines
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
12153292
Unit:
849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-11-05
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France
Plot:
C
Row:
17
Grave:
89
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
Harry Pines entered military service in New York. He served in the 849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator/Mechanic/Gunner on a B-17, Robert L. Jackson crew, during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 5, 1944, on a mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany. He is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France.