TSGT Harold Edward Raiford (1923-1944)

TSGT Harold Edward Raiford

Birth

16 Mar 1923

Southampton County, Virginia, USA

Death

5 May 1944 (aged 21)

Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

Burial

Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery

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TECHNICAL SERGEANT, 12TH FERRYING
SQUADRON, 563 BASE UNIT, HOMESTEAD
ARMY AIRFIELD, FLORIDA

Killed in the line of duty in a mid-air
collision aboard B-24D Liberator #41-11889
in the skies offshore from Lake Worth,
Florida.

Three other Army men also perished:

Capt. Kenneth Oran Wright , 1st pilot
Capt. Lee Jarvis Halling
2nd Lt. Arthur William Dunnigan

NOTE: No information has been found
regarding the transport aircraft that this
B-24 collided with; no personnel information
found; listed as C-49H #39-2187 piloted by
John A. Josselyn.
~
Entered the service from Virginia; Service ID: 13036778.

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Vornie Roland Raiford

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