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Old 6th October 2017, 02:19
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Re: War Correspondent Harold W.Kulik

Here is how Kulick's death announcement first appeared. This was an AP story, based on information from his widow, first released on August 25, 1944. Many newspapers in the country picked up versions of this report.

"August 26, 1944
War Photographer Dies in Air Crash


New York- AP- Harold W Kulick, 28, specialist in airplane photography, who was covering the European war theater for Popular Science Monthly has been killed in the crash of a B-26 in England, his widow, Mrs Margaret W Kulick , announced yesterday.

Kulick was on his second mission over Paris when the bomber was hit by anti-aircraft fire. The plane managed to return to England, but crashed at its base, killing Kulick, the pilot and the co-pilot, Mrs. Kulick said."

Also on August 25 there appeared in the Daily Argus-Leader, Sioux Falls (where Tanck's mother lived) the obit of Donald D Tanck. The article was rather garbled (saying he was the pilot of a B-24, for example).

On September 1, 1944 The Daily Argus-Leader of Sioux Falls, (home down of Larson) carried the obit of Carol V Larson based on information received by his father from the War Department. Both the obits of Larson and Tanck mention that the men had recently returned to England after a 30 day leave. (Neither obit mentioned the other man.)


On September 11, another AP story about Kulick appeared in many newspapers, based on a press release from the 9th Air Force. This version did not have the details about it being his second mission or that the pilot and co-pilot were also killed. The mission was said to be over France and the damaged plane was said to crash at its "home port".

In the November issue of Popular Science the Obit appeared as in post #14.
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