George W Uttley Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-56552.jpeg UPL 56552 Flight Crew of B-17 #43-37920 Lt. Charles Williston Hayes

From James Coverdale and John I. Freels

Object Number - UPL 56552 - Flight Crew of B-17 #43-37920

Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by flak and crashed at Wilhelmshorst in B-17 #43-37920

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38153

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bedlam ball

42-97252

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Devil's Mistress
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

42-97318

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dina mite
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron

42-97492

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slow Ball
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron

43-37524

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queen of the ball
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 August 1944

Born

St Louis, Missouri

Revisions

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David Freels

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David Freels

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7585

George W Uttley: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 56552 - Flight Crew of B-17 #43-37920

Object number: UPL 56554 - Crew of B-17 #43-37920

Object number: UPL 56556 - Crew of B-17 #43-37920 in Texas