Richard James Hanna
MilitaryTail gunner, Hedin crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. B-17 #42-3223 "Red Hot Riding Hood" crashed on 14 July 1943. Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. T/Sgt Hanna was the only uninjured member of the crew. 6 KIA. 3 WIA. The aircraft suffered engine trouble and exploded near Rattlesden, Suffolk.
ETTG, Atkinson crew. 381st BG,533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 17 August 1943 in AC #42-29983 'Uncle Sammy'. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 398. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVIIB.
Corona, CA
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33250042
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 432nd Air Service Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34206178
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Link Trainer Instructor
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35381538
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Corona, California, USA | 22 May 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Riverside, CA, USA | 6 March 1942 | March Field |
Other Prisoner of War |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 17 August 1943 | Stalag XVIIB |
Died |
26 January 1982 | ||
Based |
17 August 1943 | ||
Buried |
Mountain View Memorial Park Barstow, CA Plot 16 Row 129 Grave 5 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 398 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database