Joseph C Hainzer

Military
media-38451.jpeg UPL 38451 "A group of Boeing B-17 flying fortress Co-pilots, ready to take off on a bombing operation in support of the ground forces fighting in France, pause for a moment to hear the latest news from the beachhead. Thus far, the airmen, because of thick clouds, have seen nothing of the fighting despite their constant bombing journeys over the battle lines."

L- R: 2Lts Joseph C Hainzen, Dillinger, PA; Victor Romasco, Uxbridge, MA; Donald Soale, Dayton, OH; Harry A Smith, Mt Pocono, PA; and Robert A Douglas, Kansas City, KS.

Object Number - UPL 38451 - "A group of Boeing B-17 flying fortress Co-pilots, ready to take off on a bombing operation in support of the ground forces fighting in France, pause...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

30 June 1987

Born

Dilliner, PA

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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