Arthur Benton Hauft
MilitaryAssigned to 429BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. 53 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna; flak ko’d an engine headed toward Russian lines, crashed near Papa, Hungary; 21-Feb-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12461.
Awards: DFC (OLC), PH(OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 429th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12208174 / O-827083
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dollar 98
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 429th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Richmond, VA | 17 March 1923 | Son of Lawrence A and Lena Hauft. |
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Enlisted |
11 May 1942 | ||
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Other Baled out POW |
Papa, Hungary | 21 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna; flak ko’d an engine headed toward Russian lines, crashed near Papa, Hungary; 21-Feb-45 POW MACR 12461. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 21 February 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
22 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Kenneth City, FL | 29 May 2004 | |
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Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery, St Petersburg, FL | Memorial Park Cemetery Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL | |
| Kenneth City, FL | |||
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Based |
Amendola | 21 February 1945 | Assigned to 429BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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