Portsmouth City: Wainwright, Harry Edward

personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead

virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission

part-i-personal-data

first-name: HARRY

middle-name: EDWARD

last-name: WAINWRIGHT

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home-address: 4608 KING STREET

county: PORTSMOUTH, VA.

birthplace: ODD, P. O. YORK COUNTY VA.

date-of-birth: 1923-05-11

race: WHITE

sex: Male

height-ft: 6

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weight-lbs: 153

marital-status: Single

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education

elementary-years: 7

high-school-years: 4

college-years:

other: GRADUATED APPRENTICE SCHOOL, NORFOLK NAVY YARD

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occupation: SHEET METAL WORKER

religious-affiliation: BAPTIST

citizen-of-what-nation: UNITED STATES

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first-name: BENJAMIN

middle-name: EVANS

last-name: WAINWRIGHT

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mother-s-maiden-name

first-name: EVA

middle-name: AMELIA

last-name: TOPPING

part-ii-military-record

means-of-entry: Inducted

date-of-entry: 1944-02-01

place-of-entry: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

rank-at-entry: PVT.

first-served: AIR CORPS

branch-of-service: ARMY

service-number: 33 853 025

previous-military-education-training-and-service: NONE

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camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: FORT GEO. G. MEADE, MARYLAND, FEB. 1 1944 - FEB 10, 1944 A.A.F.B.T.C., MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FEB. 12 1944 - MAY 1944 CHANUTE FIELD, ILLINOIS, MAY 1944 - OCT. 1944 MATHER FIELD, CALIFORNIA, NOV. 1944 - DEC 1944 HAMILTON FIELD, CALIFORNIA, DEC. 1944 - AUG. 1945

promoted

from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: PRIVATE - PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, MAR. 1 1945 PRIVATE FIRST CLASS - CORPORAL, AUG. 1 1945

information-about-overseas-service: VOLUNTEERED FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE AND SHIPPED BY AIR TRANSPORT IN AUGUST 1945 TO YONTAN FIELD OKINAWA. SERVICED PLANE FOR AERIAL MOVEMENT OF TROOPS TO JAPAN. FLOWN TO TEZGARN FIELD, DACCA INDIA IN SEPTEMBER 1945 SERVICED PLANES FOR TRANSPORT OF GASOLINE TO CHINA. LEFT INDIA ENROUTE TO U.S. BY AIR TRANSPORT NOVEMBER 1, 1945. REPORTED MISSING IN PLANE CRASH NOVEMBER 3, 1945

citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: NONE

circumstances-of-death: Kill Accidentally

area-of-place-of-death: 450 MILES EAST OF HONOLULU, IN PACIFIC OCEAN

date-of-death: 1945-11-03

any-other-details-known: REPORTED MISSING IN CRASH OF CONVERTED LB-30 AIRPLANE ON NOV. 3, 1945 AND REPORTED DEAD ON NOV. 10, 1945

photograph: Yes

next-of-kin

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first-name: BENJAMIN

middle-name: EVANS

last-name: WAINWRIGHT

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address: 4608 KING STREET, PORTSMOUTH

relationship: FATHER

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first-name: BENJAMIN

middle-name: THOMAS

last-name: WAINWRIGHT

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address: 4608 KING STREET, PORTSMOUTH, VA.

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