James A Hewlett
MilitaryJoined squad 2 June 1944. Damaged by flak on 21 July 1944 (Oberpfaffenhofen) and landed in Switzerland. Interned Switzerland 7/21/44. Returned to base. Returned to ZOI 3/15/45. Pilot: Anderson, J. Plane was B-24 Mary Harriet #42110049.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-726429
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18134873
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16118695
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13173525
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-698564
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Mary Harriet
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Sault St Marie, Michigan, USA | 26 November 1921 | |
Died |
Santa Barbara, California, USA | 13 July 2013 | |
Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 21 July 1944 | |
Buried |
Riverside, California, USA | Riverside National Cemetery |
Revisions
History of the 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, The Flying Eightballs, researched and compiled by Webb C. Todd, available online at https://user.xmission.com/~44thbgva/68thsquadronhistory.pdf.
44th Bomb Group Roll of Honor and Casualties, compiled by Will Lundy, originally published in 1987, updated and re-released in 2005, available online at http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/lundyroh.pdf.
Find A Grave memorial #115180616 available online at https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115180616
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7287 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd MACR 7287