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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Harold J. Funk

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Sacremento, California

Honored By

Jan Bos

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

FIRST LIEUTENANT, WAS PILOT OF C-47 42-5689 OF THE 61ST TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, 314TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP. HIS UNIT PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION HUSKY II (11 JULY 1943) IN SICILY, DROPPING PARATROOPERS OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. THE AIRPLANE WAS HIT BY FRIENDLY FIRE. THE AIRPLANE EXPLODED. HE WAS FOUND FLOATING IN THE GELA BAY AND IS BURIED IN THE SICILY ROME CEMETERY, NETTUNO, ITALY.