Eugene Frank Hart

Military
media-39181.jpeg UPL 39181 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Tenny Belle" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 13 March 1944."

From R-L: Unkn, 2Lt Eugene F Hart, Unkn, 2Lt Earl L Houston, 2Lt Richard C Brooke.

Object Number - UPL 39181 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Tenny Belle" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 13 March...

Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x combat missions. Flew in B-17 42-31083 'Tenny Belle' for most of his missions. ETD



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tenny Belle
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St Louis, MO 31 July 1921 Son of Frank J Hart.

Enlisted

St Louis, MO 9 April 1942 St Louis, Missouri

Died

Mercer Island, WA 21 May 1991

Buried

Sunset Hills Memorial Park Bellevue, King County, WA 25 May 1991 Sunset Hills Memorial Park Bellevue, King County, WA

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=50…
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945

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