Earl E Hinnah

Military

Shot down and crashed at Tutow on 8/25/44 in B-17 'Belle In The Keyhole' #43-37898, Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

Connections

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Units served with

Staff Sergeant Rich, a top turret gunner of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'S/Sgt Rich top turret gunner 412 BS.'

412th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-37898

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Belle In The Keyhole
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Sister, Missouri
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	Germany	25 August 1944

Event

Location

Date

Description

Born

Sister, Missouri

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany

25 August 1944

Revisions

Date3 Jun 2020 22:05:35

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:07:57

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8281 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database