Harry L. Kitch

Submitted by Tom Kitch
Harry L. Kitch

2nd Lt. Harry L. Kitch of Greenville, Mercer County, Pa.

Harry L. Kitch was born 13 Sept 1915 to Irvin Joshua Kitch and Blanche Summers Kitch. he was employed by Westinghouse in Sharon, Pa, then drafted into the Army in early 1941.

He became a 2nd Lieutenant and was assigned to the 853 Engineer Battalion, Aviation. They built airfields in North Africa during World War II then were assigned to a destination in India and was killed on 27 Nov 1943 on the HMT Rohna in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Algeria. Action due to bombing by German aircraft. He received the Bronze Star for action during the sinking.

Submitted by Tom Kitch, nephew

 

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Harry Kitch

Roxanne Kitch McElhinny (not verified) - 3 Oct 2013 - 19:16

I am a cousin of yours. I am Rhonda Kitch Koler's sister. I would really like to get in touch with you. Please email me.

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TJ Kitch - 10 Jul 2015 - 23:52

Hello Roxanne,

Sorry it is so long to reply to you but I haven't been on this site for several years.

Would enjoy talking to you and try and answer any questions you may have.

Tom

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TJ Kitch (not verified) - 10 Jul 2015 - 23:07

Roxanne,

Good to hear from you, just sorry it took so long to find this message.

Hope to hear back from you, can try and answer any questions you may have or just talk.

Tom

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