Ernest Edward Hanlon
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 65735 - 2nd Lt Ernest E. Hanlon
Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Fulda on 12-Sep-44 in B-17 42-97142 BK-N, 'Little Bill'. Missing Air crew Report #8901
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12120617
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thor, God of Thunder
- Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 457th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 12 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ellensburg, Washington | 3 March 1921 | BornEllensburg, Washington |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Grunfelde, Germany | 12 September 1944 | Failed to Return Comments: At 1105 near Wittenburg, aircraft was hit by ME-109s on first attack in #3 engine; could not climb back to formation and continuously drifted behind until lost sight of; right wing fell off at 1109 and aircraft went down on fire in a steep glide; 3 chutes; crashed in Gruenfelde, immediately west of Kyritz, Germany; MACR 8901 |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium | 1 January 1946 | Final Resting Place or Memorial: Plot B Row 34 Grave 30, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium |
Revisions
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Sources
384thbombgroup.com http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1564
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8901 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
