Orlie Albert Hatfield Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
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Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4252480. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-122287
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Our Honey
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kochanicebg, Ohio, USA | 9 February 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Fairfield, OH, USA | 28 July 1942 | Patterson Field |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Brunswick, Germany | 8 April 1944 | 2LT Hatfield was the only member of his crew KIA when they were shot down near Brunswick. |
Buried |
Mechanicsburg, OH 43044, USA | Maple Grove Cemetery Mechanicsburg Champaign County Ohio, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3842 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database