Conrad Perry Hunt
Military
Object Number - UPL 50644 - "Captain Conard P. Hunt (left) of Angier, North Carolina, the record making group engineer, who sees that every mechanical contrivance on the Flying...
Flying with the 379th BG/527th BS over to England, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs states the plane's landing gear collapsed on landing at Prestwick on 1-May-43. The plane was B--17F 42-29942 piloted by Major Earl Carlson. The crew escaped injury.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Citrus County, FL | 8 November 1907 | Son of William Perry and Minnie E Hunt. |
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Enlisted |
25 March 1943 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
30 September 1955 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
8 June 1967 | ||
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Buried |
Florence National Cemetery Florence, Florence County, SC | 9 June 1967 | Florence National Cemetery Florence, Florence County, South Carolina |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to HQ, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-45; p. 156., Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, p. 114 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
