S/Sgt. Top-Turret Aerial Gunner KIA 20 March,1943 the 447th BS 1st Combat Mission.

Harold Govoni; KIA by enemy fighters, B-25 TRIGGER #41-13171 Shot-down at Sea. Harold was an Engineer and Aerial Gunner.

Harold F Govoni was living at "Box 316, Wapping Road, Kingstown, MA. at Enlistment.

S SG Harold F. Govoni ID: 11032438
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Plymouth County, MA
Status: KIA

MISSING IN ACTION on 20 March 1943 on Sea Sweep Mission Between Tunisia and
Sicily. Attacked By Enemy Fighters~SHOT DOWN at SEA.

One Crew Member Killed Before the Crash,

The 5 Surviving Crew Members Made it to the Life Raft, Rowed to Shore~EVADED ENEMY CAPTURE~Made
it to Friendly Lines, Were Treated for Minor Injuries, and RETURNED to the 447th Squadron on 27 March
1943, ALL 5 Were Wearing British Uniforms.

A/C No. 41-13171 "Trigger" (shot down)
Ackley, James H., 2Lt, pilot
Duke, Albert (NMI) "Al", 2Lt, pilot
Orr, Douglas C. "Doug", 2Lt, bombardier
Drogosch, Robert C., T/Sgt, radio-gunner
Govoni, Harold F., S/Sgt, engineer-gunner--(KIA)
Noble, Francis L., S/Sgt, armament-gunner

Barbara Ennis Connolly 321st Bomb Group Historian, 57th BW - PRINCESSBARBI