Hazen Valentine Earle

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-23577.png UPL 23577 Stanley W. Allen's Crew. Back row: (L-R) Stanley W. Allen-Pilot, Calvin J. Richardson-Co-pilot, Frank T. Keyes-Bombardier, James L. Hurst- Navigator. Front row: (L-R) James I. Powell-Assistant Radio Operator, Robert A. Stewart-Tail Gunner, Jack D. Mallory-Assistant Engineer, David Denner-Radio Operator, Hazel F. Earle-Bal Turret Gunner, Jesse Prugh-Engineer/Top Turret Gunner.

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

Object Number - UPL 23577 - Stanley W. Allen's Crew. Back row: (L-R) Stanley W. Allen-Pilot, Calvin J. Richardson-Co-pilot, Frank T. Keyes-Bombardier, James L. Hurst- Navigator....

Assigned 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bischoffsheim in B-17 42-102610 'Boomerang'; never made assembly, seen to explode on impact with sea near Beachy Head. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11243



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lyle Joseph Doerr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17113914 / O-760600
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102610

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Boomerang
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

England 3 February 1918

Enlisted

Boston, MA 21 September 1942 Boston, Massachusetts

Died

Off Beachy Head 30 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Bischoffsheim in B-17 42-102610 'Boomerang'; never made assembly, seen to explode on impact with sea near Beachy Head. KIA MACR 11243

Based

Nuthampstead 30 December 1944 Assigned 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Tablets of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56357983/hazen-v-earle

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11243 / MACR 11246

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398th History, Vol 1 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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