James Augustine Hatton

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Headshot of man wearing  Air Force leather flying gear including leather helmet and goggles on head UPL 65899 UPL 65899 James A. Hatton, Ball Turret Gunner, 547th BS, 384th BG. Killed in Action/Missing in Action 8 May 1944
547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group James Augustine Hatton On

Object Number - UPL 65899 - James A. Hatton, Ball Turret Gunner, 547th BS, 384th BG. Killed in Action/Missing in Action 8 May 1944

Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #4297081. Killed in Action (KIA)/Missing in Action (MIA).  MACR # 4812

 

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0-754409
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-815837
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Headshot of smiling man wearing military uniform and cap
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17128306
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-699180
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33421883
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell's Messenger
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 364th Fighter Group 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 384th Bomb Group drop bombs over Dijon. Printed caption on reverse: '50917 AC- Bombs from Boein B-17 Flying Fortresses dropping on Dijon. US Air Force Photo.' Handwritten on reverse: '28/3/44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jamaica Mary
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Boston, Massachusetts 1 September 1922

Died

Missing in Action (MIA)

English Channel 8 May 1944 Damaged by flak, ditched in the English Channel. MACR # 4812

Other

Memorialized

Cambridge, England Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4812; Paul D. Hatton, brother, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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