Harry Earl Hewes Jr

Military
media-49012.jpeg UPL 49012 2LT Harry Earl Hewes, Jr.
Pilot
416th BG - 670th BS - 9th AF
He had previously been assigned to the 2911th BS (P)

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Object Number - UPL 49012 - 2LT Harry Earl Hewes, Jr. Pilot 416th BG - 670th BS - 9th AF He had previously been assigned to the 2911th BS (P)

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-9226

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron

43-9673

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron

43-9696

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron

43-9717

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron

43-9983

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Warrington, Florida 13 July 1917
Pensacola, Florida 16 October 1920 280 West Mallory Street Worked at the supply deport at Naval Air Station Pensacola

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Vacquerie, France 18 March 1944

Other

Shot Down/WIA/Captured

Amiens, France 27 May 1944 Shot down on his 25th combat mission: "As we were making the bomb run my aircraft took a direct hit from an 88mm shell that set fire to the cockpit and destroyed the nose of the plane. My left leg was broken by the flak hit. I dropped my bombs, pulled out of formation and then gave instructions for my crew to bail out at an altitude of 12,000 feet, which they did. I then bailed out myself. When I was approximately 200 feet from the ground some German soldiers started firing at me, but didn't hit me. I landed in the middle of Amiens at 2030 hours. I walked about 1 1/2 hours before getting on an operating table. The wound in my leg was sutured shut without any type of anesthetic being given. Three days later they amputated my leg with a spinal anesthetic being given. The hospital was filthy. The care was fair."

Other

Moved to Paris

Clichy, Paris, France 14 July 1944 Hopital Beaujon Hewes was left in Paris when the Germans pulled out in August 1944. He reported his care by the French as excellent. He was returned to the UK late in August 1944 You can read his whole E&E report here: http://www.416th.com/MACR_AAR/pdf/19440527_43-9983_MACR-5035_Hewes_NARA_EE-2455-669-HewesHarry.pdf

Died

Las Vegas, Nevada 9 March 1986

Revisions

Date2 Apr 2021 23:18:05
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, suffix, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

http://www.416th.com/missions/LoadingList.html
http://www.416th.com/PhotoCollections/2911thBS_Photos.html
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44005_02_0…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8997&h=43479&t…
http://www.416th.com/MACR_AAR/pdf/19440527_43-9983_MACR-5035_Hewes_NARA…

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