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Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed on 11/21/44 in B-17 44-8348

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

People

Kenneth Staunton Hastings

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11099683 / O-764011
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8348

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nutty Huzzy
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

21 November 1944

Born

Salt Lake City, Utah

Revisions

Date
ContributorHotelie1970
Changes
Sources

GENERAL ORDER # 602, 9 December 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10412