S/SGT HAROLD W. BUNCE, 11054343 KIA

STAFF SERGEANT HAROLD W. BUNCE, 11054343 KIA US Army Air Corps. Sergeant Bunce graduated from Haverhill High School in 1941 and was student manager of the basketball team. After graduation he was employed by the General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., as a machinist. He worked there until he enlisted in the Air Corps July 2, 1942, and was sent to Miami, Fla., for his basic training. He was then assigned to Tyndall Field, Fla., and Hendrick Field, Fla., for training as an aerial gunner. Sergeant Bunce was then assigned to combat crew training as a tail gunner on a B-17. He served in the 590th Bomb. Sqdn., 395th Bomb. Group. He was stationed at Geiger Field, Washington, and Casper, Wyoming, for this type of training. On March 29, 1943, at 3 :00 A. M., his plane crashed about five miles from his base and he was instantly killed. He is buried in ·walnut Cemetery. Sergeant Bunce leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 'William M. Bunce, 468 Washington St., and three sisters.

STAFF SERGEANT HAROLD W. BUNCE, 11054343 KIA US Army Air Corps. Sergeant Bunce graduated from Haverhill High School in 1941 and was student manager of the basketball team. After graduation he was employed by the General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., as a machinist. He worked there until he enlisted in the Air Corps July 2, 1942, and was sent to Miami, Fla., for his basic training. He was then assigned to Tyndall Field, Fla., and Hendrick Field, Fla., for training as an aerial gunner. Sergeant Bunce was then assigned to combat crew training as a tail gunner on a B-17. He served in the 590th Bomb. Sqdn., 395th Bomb. Group. He was stationed at Geiger Field, Washington, and Casper, Wyoming, for this type of training. On March 29, 1943, at 3 :00 A. M., his plane crashed about five miles from his base and he was instantly killed. He is buried in ·walnut Cemetery. Sergeant Bunce leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ‘William M. Bunce, 468 Washington St., and three sisters.

 

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