James David Hartney
Military95th BG - 412th BS
Standing Left to Right: Henry W. Held, Jr. (FE), James D. Hartney (WG), Frank M Bessemer (RO), Donald E. McKinney (TG), Dennis W. Roberts (WG), Wilford S. Mack (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loren F. Seger (P), Robert W. Bugie, (CP), James L. Hutchings (N), William J. Myers (B)
Bessemer is mis-identified as Frank A. Bessemer in the photo. His middle name is Martin. 95th Bomb Group collection
Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 25 x combat missions. Loren Seger crew. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gorgeous Hussy : Circe : All American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lone Wolf
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat : The Zoot Suiters
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Liberty Belle
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Berlin Bessie
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 March 1944
- Date: 22 March 1944
- Date: 18 March 1944
- Date: 9 March 1944
- Date: 8 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chicago, IL | 8 August 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 13 October 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
Other 95th BG Combat Tour |
Horham Airfield, UK | 11 December 1943 - 23 March 1944 | Completed a 25 combat mission tour |
Died |
Melrose Park, IL | 23 March 2012 | |
Buried |
Maryhill Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum Niles, Cook County, IL | 26 March 2012 | Maryhill Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum Niles, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
Chicago, IL | 645 Oakdale Avenue, Chicago, Illinois |
Revisions
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/2803
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1241710
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=3005155…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196229934/james-d_-hartney
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7545&h=3035209…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202464275/michael-a_-medico
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php