Maxwell David Hartline
Military
( Photo of Scrappy Mike handed to me by the little niece of Sergeant Hartline, the only survivor of the crash that took place on August 13, 1944 in France in the city of Saint Clair de Halouze (61))
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Jean Marc SIMON
Des morceaux de l'avion se trouve dans un petit musée à Couterne dans L'Orne à une vingtaine de kilomètres du crash.
(Pieces of the plane are in a small museum at Couterne in L'Orne about twenty kilometres from the crash),
Added Translation.
Object Number - UPL 36258 - Photo du Scrappy Mike qui m'a été remise par la petite nièce du Sergent Hartline seul survivant du crash qui a eu lieu le 13 août 1944 en France...
Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Survived the loss of B-17 'Scrappy Mike' 43-37848, which crashed near Evreux, FR. No memory of how he survived, suffering from amnesia for 6 months after the incident. Returned to Duty (RTD) MACR 8078
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35152754 / O-761232
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Scrappy Mike
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Topeka, KS | 21 April 1918 | Son of Albert D and Francis [Munroe] Hartline. |
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Other Married |
Salt Lake City, UT | 1 June 1943 | Married Erma S Wallace. 1st June 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
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Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT | 1 July 1943 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Other Survived RTD |
13 August 1944 | Survived the loss of B-17 'Scrappy Mike' 43-37848. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
24 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Colton, CA | 15 October 1994 | |
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Buried |
Montecito Memorial Park Colton, San Bernardino County, CA | 18 October 1994 | Montecito Memorial Park Colton, San Bernardino County, CA |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Podington | 13 August 1944 | Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/539715079
https://www.fold3.com/image/202332700
https://www.fold3.com/record/91301441-maxwell-d-hartline
https://www.fold3.com/record/71310828-maxwell-d-hartline
https://www.fold3.com/record/623472278-maxwell-hartline-1918
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126596083/maxwell-david-hartline
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8078 / MACR 8078, , plane incident mentioned in Fred Koger's book Countdown: 35 Missions Against Nazi Germany / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database