Matthew Smith Hunter
Military
Load List from National Archives
Object Number - UPL 55030 - Load list showing crew of the Silver Shed House on 5 Sep 1944 that were involved in the midair collision. It was my dad's (Jack P. Farnham CP) first...
Assigned to 730BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 12-Apr-44 in B-17 42-31334 '3 Cads and a Lad'. Plane crashed in North Sea. Returned to base. RTD
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18115880 / O-755698
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Boone, IA | 1 April 1922 | Son of James S Hunter. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Dodge, Herrold, IA | 17 October 1942 | Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa |
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Other Returned (RTD) |
North Sea | 12 April 1944 | Ditched North Sea 12-Apr-44. RTD |
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Died |
7 December 1975 | ||
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Buried |
Linwood Park Cemetery Boone, Boone County, IA | 11 December 1975 | Linwood Park Cemetery Boone, Boone County, Iowa |
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Based |
Deopham Green | Assigned to 730BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3933 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database