William E Hankins

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-39164.jpeg UPL 39164 TSGT. William Edwin Hankins - Top turret gunner - B-24 - 42-95252

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Object Number - UPL 39164 - TSGT. William Edwin Hankins - Top turret gunner - B-24 - 42-95252

Crashed at Goudhurst, Kent in B-24H #42-52218. RTD. Killed in Action (KIA) on 10/2/44 crashed at Hamm in B-24 'Shack Happy' #4295252

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-95252

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

2 October 1944

Born

Boscobel, Wisconsin, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 2 October 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9418 / MACR 9418, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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