Lohnas Hayden Knapp
MilitaryPhoto cropped from UPL 24210
A 1940 graduate of Cornell University, Lohnas Knapp enlisted in the Air Corps in November 1941 and trained as a Navigator on B-17s. Sent overseas, he was assigned to the 92nd Bomb Group/407th Bomb Squadron. Slightly wounded on his 23rd mission during the 17 July 1943 mission to Hannover, Germany on board B-17 "Flagship" # 42-29996 with Pilot Captain Donald G. Parker. He completed his tour of 25 missions soon afterward and got safely back to the States.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13038030 and O-660326
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-023072, •ASN amended to O-023072 on Station 106 SO# 113 dated 9 October 1943.
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Squadron Commander, Deputy Group Commander, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39169650
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Togglier / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12032792 and O-735423
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flag ship
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York State, United States | 29 May 1920 | the son of Theodore Adelbert Knapp and Rita Marian Hayden Knapp |
Enlisted |
Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York, United States | 27 November 1941 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
Died |
24 November 1999 | ||
Sarasota Springs, Saratoga County, New York, United States | |||
Buried |
Greenridge Cemetery, Sarasota Springs, Saratoga County, New York, United States |
Revisions
US 1940 Census
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Article about the 17 July 1943 mission to Hannover, Germany : https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/10750270/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / cousin, Del Sahlberg