TAIL GUNNER ON
BOMBER MISSING
Quindt Fails to
Return After Mission
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA — Mrs. Alex Quindt received a telegram from the war department stating that her son Sgt. Harvey W. Quindt, 19, missing in action since July in the north African area.
Sgt. Quindt was a tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber and had been in the Mediterranean theater since June, 1944. He had made major attacks on enemy aircraft factories, oil refineries and other important targets in Romania, Austria, Germany, Italy and France.
He was a graduate of the local high school in the class of 1943 and entered army service on August 24, 1943, and received his training at the Harlingen gunnery school, Texas.
Before entering the service he was employed at the Chancellor Produce and Hatchery company, St. Ansgar.
Mr. and Mrs. Quindt have one other son in the service, Robert Quindt, petty officer 1/c, stationed in the south Pacific.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, Monday, August 14, 1944]
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#2:
St. Ansgar Gunner on
Bomber, Missing for
35 Days, Safe in Italy
St. ANSGAR, IOWA — Mrs. Alex Quindt received a letter from her Son, Sgt. Harvey Quindt, 19, gunner on a bomber, who had been missing in action for the past 35 days.
The letter dated August 31, was sent from an air base in Italy. The crew of the bomber baled out, some were taken prisoner, some fell in friendly territory, Sgt. Quindt being in the latter group. He also states that their food was poor, consisting of sour bread and water.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday, September 14, 1944]
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#3:
Vet Flyer Discharged;
Holds 7 Battle Stars
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA — Sgt. Harvey Quindt, tail-gunner, on a B-24 Liberator bomber attached to the 15th army air forces, seeing action in Romania, Austria, Germany, Italy and France, has been honorably discharged from the army at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, with 88 points.
Sgt. Quindt has been in the service for one year and 11 months and holds the air medal with three oak leaf clusters and the European theater ribbon with seven battle stars.
One year ago July 26, Sgt Quindt and others of the crew were compelled to bail out in action. He was reported missing, but fell in friendly territory and resumed his duties as a tail gunner for nearly one more year.
He will live with his mother, Mrs. Marie Quindt, and has accepted a position with his former employer, Alva Chancellor who operates the St. Ansgar Farmer's Poultry service.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, July 28, 1945]
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Harvey married Lois Helfritz in 1948.
Credit: Kermit Kittleson
BOMBER MISSING
Quindt Fails to
Return After Mission
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA — Mrs. Alex Quindt received a telegram from the war department stating that her son Sgt. Harvey W. Quindt, 19, missing in action since July in the north African area.
Sgt. Quindt was a tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber and had been in the Mediterranean theater since June, 1944. He had made major attacks on enemy aircraft factories, oil refineries and other important targets in Romania, Austria, Germany, Italy and France.
He was a graduate of the local high school in the class of 1943 and entered army service on August 24, 1943, and received his training at the Harlingen gunnery school, Texas.
Before entering the service he was employed at the Chancellor Produce and Hatchery company, St. Ansgar.
Mr. and Mrs. Quindt have one other son in the service, Robert Quindt, petty officer 1/c, stationed in the south Pacific.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, Monday, August 14, 1944]
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#2:
St. Ansgar Gunner on
Bomber, Missing for
35 Days, Safe in Italy
St. ANSGAR, IOWA — Mrs. Alex Quindt received a letter from her Son, Sgt. Harvey Quindt, 19, gunner on a bomber, who had been missing in action for the past 35 days.
The letter dated August 31, was sent from an air base in Italy. The crew of the bomber baled out, some were taken prisoner, some fell in friendly territory, Sgt. Quindt being in the latter group. He also states that their food was poor, consisting of sour bread and water.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday, September 14, 1944]
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#3:
Vet Flyer Discharged;
Holds 7 Battle Stars
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA — Sgt. Harvey Quindt, tail-gunner, on a B-24 Liberator bomber attached to the 15th army air forces, seeing action in Romania, Austria, Germany, Italy and France, has been honorably discharged from the army at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, with 88 points.
Sgt. Quindt has been in the service for one year and 11 months and holds the air medal with three oak leaf clusters and the European theater ribbon with seven battle stars.
One year ago July 26, Sgt Quindt and others of the crew were compelled to bail out in action. He was reported missing, but fell in friendly territory and resumed his duties as a tail gunner for nearly one more year.
He will live with his mother, Mrs. Marie Quindt, and has accepted a position with his former employer, Alva Chancellor who operates the St. Ansgar Farmer's Poultry service.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, July 28, 1945]
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Harvey married Lois Helfritz in 1948.
Credit: Kermit Kittleson
TAIL GUNNER ON
BOMBER MISSING
Quindt Fails to
Return After Mission
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA — Mrs. Alex Quindt received a telegram from the war department stating that her son Sgt. Harvey W. Quindt, 19, missing in action since July in the north African area.
Sgt. Quindt was a tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber and had been in the Mediterranean theater since June, 1944. He had made major attacks on enemy aircraft factories, oil refineries and other important targets in Romania, Austria, Germany, Italy and France.
He was a graduate of the local high school in the class of 1943 and entered army service on August 24, 1943, and received his training at the Harlingen gunnery school, Texas.
Before entering the service he was employed at the Chancellor Produce and Hatchery company, St. Ansgar.
Mr. and Mrs. Quindt have one other son in the service, Robert Quindt, petty officer 1/c, stationed in the south Pacific.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, Monday, August 14, 1944]
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#2:
St. Ansgar Gunner on
Bomber, Missing for
35 Days, Safe in Italy
St. ANSGAR, IOWA — Mrs. Alex Quindt received a letter from her Son, Sgt. Harvey Quindt, 19, gunner on a bomber, who had been missing in action for the past 35 days.
The letter dated August 31, was sent from an air base in Italy. The crew of the bomber baled out, some were taken prisoner, some fell in friendly territory, Sgt. Quindt being in the latter group. He also states that their food was poor, consisting of sour bread and water.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday, September 14, 1944]
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#3:
Vet Flyer Discharged;
Holds 7 Battle Stars
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA — Sgt. Harvey Quindt, tail-gunner, on a B-24 Liberator bomber attached to the 15th army air forces, seeing action in Romania, Austria, Germany, Italy and France, has been honorably discharged from the army at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, with 88 points.
Sgt. Quindt has been in the service for one year and 11 months and holds the air medal with three oak leaf clusters and the European theater ribbon with seven battle stars.
One year ago July 26, Sgt Quindt and others of the crew were compelled to bail out in action. He was reported missing, but fell in friendly territory and resumed his duties as a tail gunner for nearly one more year.
He will live with his mother, Mrs. Marie Quindt, and has accepted a position with his former employer, Alva Chancellor who operates the St. Ansgar Farmer's Poultry service.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, July 28, 1945]
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Harvey married Lois Helfritz in 1948.
Credit: Kermit Kittleson
BOMBER MISSING
Quindt Fails to
Return After Mission
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA — Mrs. Alex Quindt received a telegram from the war department stating that her son Sgt. Harvey W. Quindt, 19, missing in action since July in the north African area.
Sgt. Quindt was a tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber and had been in the Mediterranean theater since June, 1944. He had made major attacks on enemy aircraft factories, oil refineries and other important targets in Romania, Austria, Germany, Italy and France.
He was a graduate of the local high school in the class of 1943 and entered army service on August 24, 1943, and received his training at the Harlingen gunnery school, Texas.
Before entering the service he was employed at the Chancellor Produce and Hatchery company, St. Ansgar.
Mr. and Mrs. Quindt have one other son in the service, Robert Quindt, petty officer 1/c, stationed in the south Pacific.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, Monday, August 14, 1944]
--------------------------
#2:
St. Ansgar Gunner on
Bomber, Missing for
35 Days, Safe in Italy
St. ANSGAR, IOWA — Mrs. Alex Quindt received a letter from her Son, Sgt. Harvey Quindt, 19, gunner on a bomber, who had been missing in action for the past 35 days.
The letter dated August 31, was sent from an air base in Italy. The crew of the bomber baled out, some were taken prisoner, some fell in friendly territory, Sgt. Quindt being in the latter group. He also states that their food was poor, consisting of sour bread and water.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday, September 14, 1944]
-------------------------------
#3:
Vet Flyer Discharged;
Holds 7 Battle Stars
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA — Sgt. Harvey Quindt, tail-gunner, on a B-24 Liberator bomber attached to the 15th army air forces, seeing action in Romania, Austria, Germany, Italy and France, has been honorably discharged from the army at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, with 88 points.
Sgt. Quindt has been in the service for one year and 11 months and holds the air medal with three oak leaf clusters and the European theater ribbon with seven battle stars.
One year ago July 26, Sgt Quindt and others of the crew were compelled to bail out in action. He was reported missing, but fell in friendly territory and resumed his duties as a tail gunner for nearly one more year.
He will live with his mother, Mrs. Marie Quindt, and has accepted a position with his former employer, Alva Chancellor who operates the St. Ansgar Farmer's Poultry service.
[Mason City Globe Gazette, July 28, 1945]
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Harvey married Lois Helfritz in 1948.
Credit: Kermit Kittleson
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