James Hodges Hardy

Military

media-36772.jpeg UPL 36772 "Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Erfurt, Germany, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 17 March 1945."

Rear L-R: Capt Harold Lee Stouse, 1Lt Mike D McCarty, 1Lt Gibson M Carter, F/O James Hodges Hardy, 2Lt John F Hamm
Front L-R: S/Sgt Robert C Peter, T/Sgt George Fred Bostick, T/Sgt Joseph D Lillis, S/Sgt Leo F Wotanis, 1lt Francis G Downey

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Object Number - UPL 36772 - "Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Erfurt, Germany, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 17 March...

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x missions. Aborted mission to Stuttgart in B-17 44-6504; Crashed Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills 16-Dec-44 returning to base due to failure of Gee and radio compass. Returned to Duty (RTD)

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

303rd Bomb Group

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

360th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

George Anderson Kyle

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13119430 / O-?
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-6504

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

892

Date: 17 March 1945

845

Date: 24 February 1945

836

Date: 20 February 1945

8AF 830

Date: 14 February 1945
Official Description:

752

Date: 16 December 1944

Places

Molesworth

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Snow Hill, Greene County, NC	3 July 1924	Son of Jewell Seymour and Kathleen [Hodges] Hardy.
Enlisted	Fort Bragg, NC	10 July 1941
Other Survived crash RTD	Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills	16 December 1944	Crashed Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills 16-Dec-44; Returned to Duty (RTD)
Died	Snow Hill, NC	15 November 1971
Buried	Snow Hill Cemetery, Snow Hill, NC	20 November 1971	Snow Hill Cemetery Snow Hill, Greene County, NC
Based	Molesworth		Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 missions between 11-Dec-44 and 28-Mar-45.