Emmet F Hardy
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
(KIA) 9 March 1944
10 were on board the plane when it went down 8 KIA, 2 POW
MACR 3005 384th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 29927 - Emmet F Hardy (KIA) 9 March 1944 10 were on board the plane when it went down 8 KIA, 2 POW MACR 3005
Bombs from the 'High Group' knocked the tail section off B-17G #42-37781 'Silver Dollar' and crashed near Osdorf on a mission to Berlin on 9 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report #3005.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39837458
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670612
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680714
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36168236
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Los Angeles, California | 22 August 1905 | |
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Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 12 August 1942 | Residence: Mineral County, Nevada Private, Branch Immaterial |
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK | 18 October 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 546th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #121 dated 18 October 1943, Merlin Reed Crew. 17 combat missions. |
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Died |
Oranienburg, Germany | 9 March 1944 | |
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Buried |
San Diego, CA, USA | Final Resting Place or Memorial: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California |
Revisions
2016-07-04, consolidated with information from duplicate file https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/58757
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hardy&GSfn=emmet&…;
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&t…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3005, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…