Agona, Harold James – ww2 Europe

Name and Rank, Technical Sergeant Harold James Agona.

Unit/placed in, 774th Bomber Squadron, 463rd Bomber Group (Heavy) “The Swoose Group”.

Harold was born in 1924 in New York.

Father, Pasty Agona.

Mother, Eda Agona.

Sister, Adeline Agona.

Harold entered the service from New York with service number # 32729422.

Harold J. Agona rank/duty was a Technical Sergeant on a B-17 in the 774th Bomber Squadron.

Harold’s crewmembers and their position onboard the plane a B-17 were;

1^st Lt. Alfred V. Bodine Pilot

2^nd Lt. Robert E. Bonardi Co Pilot

2^ndLt. Vernon H. Bill Navigator

2^nd Lt Ebe M. Atkins Jr. Bombardier

T/Sgt. Harold J. Agona Engineer

T/Sgt Salvatore Geatro Radio Operator

S/Sgt. William W. Barley Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Jones W. Barnett Tail Gunner

S/Sgt. Abraham Adamsky Right Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Robert W. Adams Left Waist Gunner

Harold was KIA on Mission to Bomb Vienna when the plane was hit by FLAK and caught fire and exploded Midair and crashed near the Schwechat Airport, on July 8, 1944, and he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Harold J. Agona is mentioned/buried at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France.

Thanks to http://www.463rd.org/mission.htm

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GX9R-Y3D

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

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com