George Marshall Hawkins Jr
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW). Crashed near Erxleben on 28 September 1944 in B-17 'Lazy Daisy' #42-31222
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lazy Daisy
- Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
28 September 1944 | Obermassfeld Hospital #1249 (Serves Stalag 9-C) Obermassfeld Thuringia, Germany 50-10 | |
|
Born |
Fords, New Jersey |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to Summary Biography, Mascot?, Biography and Service Number
Sources
Added S/N and updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to biography and events
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 9366 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5832
Contributorbombercommand
ChangesChanges to middlename, biography, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9366