Henry Glendon Hays

Military

Shot down on mission to Oschersleben on 11 January 1944 in B-17G #42-37896. Prisoner of War (POW).

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Henry M Binben

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35324056
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Carl H Chatoian

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39261499
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Raymond L Gentry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-683678
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Robert H Hallden

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801768
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John W Hubenschmidt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-001528
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-37896

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

9 August 1923 Crowell, Texas

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Near Krems Austria 11 January 1944 Interned at Stalag XVIIB in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military Control 3 July 1945."

Died

22 February 1984 Arkansas
Crowell, Texas

Buried

Henry Hays rests at the Fort Smith National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 1930
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS records

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1930 / MACR 1930, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database