Glen O Hardeman
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed into channel in B-24 Lorelie #4129300
Technical Sergeant Glen O. Hardeman was born March13, 1917. His next of kin were his wife, Winifred Hardeman, and his father, Glen H. Hardeman. He was from Seattle, Washington.
On July 11, 1944, while aboard “Lorelie,” B-24 tail 41-29300 of the 458th Bomb Group, 755th Bomb Squadron, his aircraft disappeared on a mission to Munich, Germany. No sign of the plane was ever found after takeoff, and the presumption was made that it went down over the English Channel.
The remains of TSGT Hardeman were never recovered.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lorelei
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Seattle, Washington | 13 March 1917 | Technical Sergeant Glen O. Hardeman was born March 13, 1917. His next of kin were his wife, Winifred Hardeman, and his father, Glen H. Hardeman. He was from Seattle, Washington. |
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Other Killed in action |
11 July 1944 | On July 11, 1944, while aboard “Lorelie,” B-24 tail 41-29300 of the 458th Bomb Group, 755th Bomb Squadron, his aircraft disappeared on a mission to Munich, Germany. No sign of the plane was ever found after takeoff, and the presumption was made that it went down over the English Channel. The remains of TSGT Hardeman were never recovered. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6927 & Page 276 of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458