Benjamin Lester Haynes Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURB-17 #42-30872 'Ole Puss' collided with another aircraft on 16 December 1943. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). His name is on the Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery.
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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
- Nicknames: Blonde Bomber Betty Grable aka Ole Puss
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
16 December 1943 | ||
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Born |
Columbus, Georgia |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added middle name per MACR 1565 for A/C #42-30872 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28693089/42?terms=42,30872
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1565; Snetterton Falcons, pg 61 & 88