John B Hankey
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) crashed at Dreetz in B-17 'Cloud Hopper' #4338337
John B Hankey is the son of Bertram W Hankey born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois (WW1 Veteran 92nd Aero Squadron) and his wife Alice E Hutchins born in Clerkenwell, London, England. About 1920 the family moved to the U.S.A and settled in Illinois. About 1924 the family moved to Michigan and was living South Haven, Michigan in the 1930 US Fed Census and in Casco, Allegan, Michigan on the 1940 U.S. Fed Census.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cloud hopper
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI, USA | 24 January 1941 | |
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Died |
14 January 1945 | ||
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | born England | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 14 January 1945 | |
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Buried |
Neuville-En-Condroz Permanent Cemetery, Belgium Grave #A 26 7 | ||
| South Haven, MI 49090, USA | 1930 US Fed Census | ||
| Casco Township, MI, USA | 1940 US FED Census |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11721 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database