Harry Estil Haskett

Military

Object Number - UPL 50379 - 1st Lt Harry E Haskett, 401BG.

Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x combat missions. Nursed the "Mary Alice" back to England from Munich in one of the most unusual feats of skill reported from 401st base. Haskett's crew on its 5th mission, was "Tail End Charlie" and received the worst of a sudden attack from Fw190's. Tail gunner mortally wounded having fought off and downed a Fw190. RTD

Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Edward Lewis Page

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31316953
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Turret Gunner

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Mary Alice" of the 401st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '401. Unknown. C2. '

42-31983

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mary Alice
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Erwin, TN 19 September 1920 Son of Martha Haskett.

Enlisted

3 November 1943

Based

Deenethorpe 7 June 1944 - 1 May 1945 Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Discharged USAF

30 November 1954

Died

Winter Park, FL 4 December 1992

Buried

Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, FL 18 December 1992 Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida

Revisions

Date5 Jun 2021 21:41:40
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/312802511
https://www.fold3.com/image/684185174
https://www.fold3.com/record/51567640/harry-e-haskett-social-security-d…
https://www.fold3.com/record/709496730/haskett-harry-e-us-veterans-grav…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=312
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/764282/harry-e-haskett

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:21
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=312

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Object number: UPL 50379 - 1st Lt Harry E Haskett, 401BG.