Eugene Theron Hassing
MilitaryAssigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Earl McDaniel crew. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19085893
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 42030135
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Challenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bolo Babe
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: De rumble izer
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spirit of 96
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ogden, UT | 13 July 1916 | Clifford Eugene and Chloie Ann [Prows] Hassing. |
Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT | 23 July 1942 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Other Discharged USAAF |
26 May 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
28 May 1951 | ||
Other Discharged USAF |
22 July 1963 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
28 February 1974 | ||
Buried |
Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber County, UT | Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah | |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/202114191
https://www.fold3.com/image/597578401
https://www.fold3.com/record/85004656-eugene-t-hassing
https://www.fold3.com/record/85004656-eugene-t-hassing
https://www.fold3.com/record/624200939-eugene-hassing-1916
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1626
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21075874/eugene-theron-hassing
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…