World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold F. Gantert
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Newark, New Jersey
Honored By
John Meurs
NAVIGATOR WITH THE 384TH BOMB GROUP, 545TH BOMB SQUADRON, OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1944, HIS BOMBER, THE B-17G, SERIAL # 42-102448, WAS SHOT DOWN BY GERMAN FIGHTERS ON A MISSION TO BERLIN. HE BAILED OUT SAFELY AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER.