James Theodore Hahn
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: James Hahn, Unk, James Fulks.
Front L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk, John Conkling, Pete Kalasky.
Object Number - UPL 56025 - Hahn's crew, 303BG. Rear L-R: James Hahn, Unk, James Fulks. Front L-R: Unk, Unk, Unk, Unk, John Conkling, Pete Kalasky.
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Madgeburg in B-17 42-97805; Shot down at Halchter near Wolfenbuettel, Germany. According to top turret gunner (eye witness), he was still at the controls before A/C exploded, having called for crew to bail out. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9412
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
* Spurious information - MACR does not support the following statement, eye witness has him in A/C at time of explosion -
"According to US war crime trial papers, he was shot to death by a German police sergeant shortly after parachuting to earth. The perpetrator was hanged at Landsberg/Lech on 3 April 1947."
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19136077 / O-760021
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15113754
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16119255
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16061137 / O-705016
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19149506
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pomona, CA | 15 October 1920 | Son of Beatrice C Hahn. |
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Died |
Halchter, Germany | 28 September 1944 | Shot down at Halchter in B-17 4297805 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9412 |
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Buried |
Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA | Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, California | |
| Long Beach, CA | Employed by Douglas Aircraft Corp. | ||
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Based |
Molesworth | 28 September 1944 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9412 / MACR 9412, Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
