Orlie Albert Hatfield Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-13412.jpeg UPL 13412 Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

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Object Number - UPL 13412 - Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4252480. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

John Thomas Fouts

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-122287
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-52580

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Our Honey
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

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Born

Kochanicebg, Ohio, USA 9 February 1922

Enlisted

Fairfield, OH, USA 28 July 1942 Patterson Field

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Brunswick, Germany 8 April 1944 2LT Hatfield was the only member of his crew KIA when they were shot down near Brunswick.

Buried

Mechanicsburg, OH 43044, USA Maple Grove Cemetery Mechanicsburg Champaign County Ohio, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3842 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 13412 - Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All...