William Allen
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 42-31144. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Hayden T Hughes
Military
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Hayden Hughes - Washington, 448th BG, KIA
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Hayden Hughes crew, 447th Bomb Group, 708th Squadron. Photo taken at Rattlesden, England, March, 1944. Order unknown: Lt. Hayden T. Hughes, Lt. Howard N. Barr, Lt. William H. Allen Jr., Lt. Richard H. Johnson, Sgt. Walter J. Zesut, Sgt. Raymond J. Small, Sgt. James R. Boyd, Sgt. Roger Hess, Sgt. Barley E. Hill, Sgt. George R. Bentley
B-17G 42-31227 'Dottie Jane' was hit by flak on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 but was able to return to base. RTD. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 42-31144. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Service
People
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Howard Barr
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot, Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #4231144. Killed in Action (KIA). PH -
James Boyd
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31144, Killed in Action (KIA). PH -
Roger Hess
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #4231144. Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Barley Hill
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #4231144. Killed in Action (KIA). PH -
Richard Johnson
Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #4231144. Killed in Action (KIA). PH -
Raymond Small
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #4231144. Killed in Action (KIA). PH -
Arthur Socolofsky
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
B-17G #42-31227 'Dottie Jane' was hit by flak on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 but was able to return to base. RTDSaved his B-17 on March 6, 1944 when hit by antiaircraft fire that blew radio man out of plane plus wounding three... -
Walter Zesut
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31144, Killed in Action (KIA). PH
Units served with
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447th Bomb Group
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces... -
708th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-31144 Miss America
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Dallas 25/9/43; Harvard 6/10/43; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 21/11/43; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with Hayden Hughes, Co-pilot: Howard Barr, Navigator: Bill Allen, Bombardier: Dick Johnson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt... -
42-31227 Dottie Jane
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Harvard 15/10/43; ...
Associated Place
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Rattlesden
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force in 1942, Rattlesden had three concrete runways, 50 hardstandings and two dispersed T2 hangars. Intended to be a twin-engine B-26 bomber base, it was originally a satellite for nearby Rougham, and first occupied from...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Washington, Iowa, USA | |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | Germany | 29 April 1944 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 March 2020 20:09:06 | timothymotz | Changes to person associations and place associations |
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Timothy Motz |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:12:33 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4247 / MACR 4247, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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