Arthur Wesley Hildreth

Military

media-37656.jpeg UPL 37656 "Lt. Scribner C. Dailey and crew of the 612th Bomb Sqd., 401st Bomb Group, pose for the photographer at an 8th Air Force base in England. The crew had just returned from a two days' rest at a RAF station where their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Fancy Nancy' made an emergency landing after a raid on Bremen, Germany 26th November 1943."

Rear L-R: Sgt Charles T Hagen, S/Sgt William B Flynn, S/Sgt Arthur W Hildruth, Sgt George P Cook, Sgt Charles W Sanders.

Front L-R: Capt Wayman T Hutson, 1Lt John L Malone, 1Lt Scribner C Dailey, 1Lt Alexander C Stokes.

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Object Number - UPL 37656 - "Lt. Scribner C. Dailey and crew of the 612th Bomb Sqd., 401st Bomb Group, pose for the photographer at an 8th Air Force base in England. The crew...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. ETD Mission to Bremen 26-Nov-43; mid-air, damaged landed at RAF Detling, UK. RTD

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

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

612th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

A bomber crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'L to R: Front row: M/Sgt Victor Magnuson (C/C), Sgt William Hemmila (Asst). Back row: Cpl Howard McKinney, Scribner Daily (P), Sgt Herbert Westentaf.'

Scribner Cobb Dailey

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13052760 / O-801490
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-37838

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Fancy Nancy
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Missions

VIII Bomber Command 138

Date: 26 November 1943

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born		9 March 1922	Son of Edward W and Jennie G Hildreth.
Enlisted	Boston, MA	21 July 1942
Other Discharged USAAF		21 September 1945	Honourable discharge.
Died	Phoenix, AZ	13 March 1995
Buried	New North Cemetery, Sudbury, MA	17 March 1995	New North Cemetery Sudbury, Middlesex County, MA
Based	Deenethorpe		Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date10 Mar 2019 16:38:03

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/2279991-arthur-w-hildreth
https://www.fold3.com/record/83392160-arthur-w-hildreth
https://www.fold3.com/record/618892628-arthur-hildreth-1922
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=381
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154213289/arthur-wesley-hildreth

Date27 Sep 2014 18:04:12

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 389, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=381

Arthur Wesley Hildreth: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 21108 - B-17G-5-BO "Fancy Nancy II" of the 612th BS, 401st...

Object number: UPL 37656 - "Lt. Scribner C. Dailey and crew of the 612th Bomb...

Object number: UPL 37659 - "Crew of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Fancy...