Lloyd Scott Hathcock
MilitaryAfter the war, Hathcock stayed in the service and helped to desegregate the U.S. Air Force.
Lt (Later Major) Lloyd S “Scotty” Hathcock. 301st FS, 332nd FG, 12th AF. Captured in Italy having got lost on ferry mission in Republic P-47D 42-75971, landed in error at enemy held Rome-Littorio on 29th May 1944, apparently flying the correct distance on the ferry flight but with 180 degrees wrong direction. MACR 6921.
Lt Hathcock spent the rest of the war in Stalag Luft III and Stalag VII-A prison camps.
After the war, Hathcock stayed in the service and helped to desegregate the U.S. Air Force.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Ruthless Ruthie
- Unit: 325th Fighter Group 317th Fighter Squadron 332nd Fighter Group 100th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Dayton, Ohio | 10 December 1919 | Son of Jessie Hathcock. |
Enlisted |
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA | 8 September 1942 | Patterson Field Fairfield Ohio, USA. |
Other Graduated as Pilot |
Tuskegee, AL, USA | 12 May 1943 | Class 43-K-SE Tuskegee Airman. awarded pilot wings as 2nd Lt. 12th May 1943. |
Other Captured |
Aeroporto di Roma - Urbe, Via Salaria, 00138 Roma, Italy | 29 May 1944 | Captured in Italy having got lost on ferry mission in Republic P-47D 42-75971, landed in error at enemy held Rome-Littorio on 29th May 1944, apparently flying the correct distance on the ferry flight but with 180 degrees wrong direction. MACR 6921. |
Other Prisoner Of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 29 May 1944 - 29 April 1945 | Prisoner Of War (POW). Spent the rest of the war in Stalag Luft III and Stalag VII-A prison camps. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
5 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Dayton, OH, USA | 10 February 1985 | |
Buried |
Dayton National Cemetery | 19 February 1985 | Dayton National Cemetery Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio |
Other Assigned |
Ramitelli, Italy | 29 May 1944 | Assigned to 301st FS, 332nd FG, 12th AF. |
Revisions
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Previous IWM entry
Corrected mistakes to squadron number and location of Patterson AAF
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=765574 DOB/ DOD/Burial Details.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=6921&Submit=Go MACR bare bones.
http://www.fold3.com/image/28666183/ MACR Details.
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=22037 ASN/Tuskegee class Details.