Bennie Eugene Hatfield

Military
media-42329.jpeg UPL 42329 Olds crew; 447th Bomb Group, 709th Squadron. Photo taken at Rattlesden, England, undated. Kneeling, L-R: Lt. Kenneth J. Loehndorf, Lt. Michael Kraft, Lt. Bennie F. Hatfield, Lt. Richard W. Olds; Standing, L-R: Sgt. Charles E. Oder, Sgt. Phillip W. Barrett, Sgt. Clyde W. Davis, Sgt. Robert B. Robinson, Sgt. Percy O. Ronning, Sgt. James C. Smith. 447th Bomb Group collection

Timothy Motz, from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056

Object Number - UPL 42329 - Olds crew; 447th Bomb Group, 709th Squadron. Photo taken at Rattlesden, England, undated. Kneeling, L-R: Lt. Kenneth J. Loehndorf, Lt. Michael Kraft,...

Flew 50 missions - 30 followed by stateside 30 day leave, then 20 more.



DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

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Born

Chattanooga, Tennessee 14 April 1921

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son

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Object number: UPL 42329 - Olds crew; 447th Bomb Group, 709th Squadron. Photo...