Jesse Lee Hinely
Military
Object Number - UPL 69852 - T/Sgt Jesse L. Hinely
Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed on 1-Aug-43 while TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid in B-24 42-63761 'Li'l Abner'. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH, POW, Soldiers medal, EAME (4BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-47679
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lil Abner
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
18 January 1917 | BornSavannah, Georgia | |
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Enlisted |
13 April 1942 | EnlistedFort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia | |
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Other Training |
Harlingen, Texas | 10 October 1942 - 15 November 1942 | 5 x weeks of Gunnery trainingHarlingen, Texas |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of war (POW) |
1 August 1943 - 31 August 1944 | Prisoner of war (POW)Bucharest, Romania | |
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Other De-Briefing/ Interrogation |
Shipdham, UK | 15 September 1944 - 15 November 1944 | De-Briefing/ InterrogationShipdham, UK |
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Other Return to ZI |
United States | 15 November 1944 - 15 December 1944 | Returned to ZI |
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Other Leave |
15 December 1944 - 15 April 1945 | Months leave followed by 3 months Convalescence in hospital. | |
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Other Re-Assigned |
Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia | 15 April 1945 - 15 July 1945 | Re-AssignedHunter Field, Savannah, Georgia |
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Other Discharged |
Camp Gordon, Atlanta Georgia | 26 July 1945 | DischargedCamp Gordon, Atlanta Georgia |
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Died |
27 March 1987 | DiedSavannah, Georgia | |
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Buried |
30 March 1987 | InterredBonaventure CemeterySavannah, Georgia |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2413, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I p. 219
