World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold H. Halstead
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Drach, North Dakota
Honored By
Arnold A. Wright
Relationship
Friend
ASSIGNED DUTY AS PILOT OF A B-17 BOMBER ON A MISSION TO THE OIL REFINERY AT LEIPZIG, GERMANY ON AUGUST 16, 1944. AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY GROUND FLAK, DESTROYING ENGINES 1, 2 AND 4. BAILED OUT AND LANDED NEAR CUMBURG, GERMANY. CAPTURED BY CIVILIANS AND CONFINED TO STALAG LIFT III ON AUGUST 26, 1944.