George L Hatcher Jr
Military
George L Hatcher, Jr. is my Grandfather :)
Object Number - UPL 33335 - Photo of George L Hatcher, Jr while in the military.
Shot down 27 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97460 'Delayed Lady'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Delayed lady
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Erwin, Tennessee, USA | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 27 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5295 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
