William M Hinton

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Hinton was killed in action on 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-5867 'Alice From Dallas', Killed in Action (KIA). 

 

 

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Portrait of William Macadoo Quinn

William Mcadoo Quinn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6391477
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Clifford Roger Starkey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36189601
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (**-O, serial number 42-5867) nicknamed "Alice from Dallas" of the 100th Bomb Group flies in formation above the clouds with other Fortresses. Printed caption on reverse: 'A formation of B-17 "Flying-Fortresses" of the 100th Bomb Group flyes[sic] over a blanket of clouds en route to their target at Warnemunde, Germany. The plane in the foreground is the B-17 "Alice From Dallas". 29 July 1943. US Air Force Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '100BG.'

42-5867

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: ALICE From DALLAS
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

17 August 1943

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

17 August 1943

Revisions

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ContributorEmily
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Sources

Missing Air Crew Report 678 via Fold3.com

Note: in Apple TV's Masters of the Air (2024) Hinton is depicted as dying inside the ball turret after being left behind by William Quinn- this event is fictional. The Individual casualty questionnaires completed by the rest of the crew in the Missing Air Crew Report report that Hinton was out of the ball turret before they bailed out, and they suspected he may have stayed too long in the aircraft assisting Musante. Hinton is also referred to by the nickname 'Babyface'  another fictional detail unsupported by historical sources.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons.

Added an association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 678 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database