Almlie, Harlan Carlyle

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Harlan Carlyle Almlie.

Unit/Placed in, 66^th Bomber Squadron, 44^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Harlan is born approx. on Oct. 20, 1917 in Bricelyn, Minnesota.

Father, Iver L. Almlie.

Mother, Marie Cora (Gullord) Almlie.

Sisters, Mildred Luverna, Jane Lorraine and Mae Ilaine Almlie.

Harlan enlisted the service in Minnesota with service number # O-676714.

Harlan’s Crew-members and position on-board the plane a B-24 were,

2^nd Lt. Harlan C. Almlie Pilot

2^nd Lt. William A. Hacker Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Joseph L. Schexnayder Navigator

2^nd Lt. Walter J. Seiler Bombardier

T/Sgt. Eugene E. Permar Radio Operator

T/Sgt. Donald A. Davis Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. George J. Irogov Ball Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. John L. Towning Right Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. John V. Lundstrom Left Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Frederick A. Robinson Tail Gunner

Harlan was KIA on the mission to Germany, on the way back they were attacked by Enemy Aircraft and shot down in the North Sea on Nov. 13, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Harlan is buried/mentioned at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.

Wall of the Missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Bricelyn Cemetery, Bricelyn, Faribault County, Minnesota, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L2GH-8QR

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

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

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

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano