Wilbur L Haney
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #42-40051. Killed in Action (KIA).
2nd Lieutenant Wilbur L. Haney was born August 4, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Theron and Margaret Haney. His hometown was Pasadena, California.
On April 9, 1944, while aboard B-17 tail #42-40051 of the 96th Bomb Group, 339th Bomb Squadron, he and his entire crew were shot down and killed over Nysted, Laaland Island, Denmark.
He is buried at the Fort Smith Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pasadena, California, USA | 4 August 1923 | 2nd Lieutenant Wilbur L. Haney was born August 4, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Theron and Margaret Haney. His hometown was Pasadena, California. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 9 April 1944 | On April 9, 1944, while aboard B-17 tail #42-40051 of the 96th Bomb Group, 339th Bomb Squadron, he and his entire crew were shot down and killed over Nysted, Laaland Island, Denmark. |
Buried |
Fort Smith National Cemetery, 522 South 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901, USA | He is buried at the Fort Smith Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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 3652 / MACR 3652; Snetterton Falcons, pg 130 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database