Raymond F Hamel
MilitaryShot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 #4238139 'Lonesome Polecat. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 410th Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395031.jpg?itok=b4z1j3sh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-379254.jpg?itok=W0xkZ-pu)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Belmont, Massachusetts, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 18 April 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4158 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database