Milfred Kenneth Hathaway Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Hit by flak while bombing the target of Friedrichshafen, Germany on 18-Mar-44 and rapidly losing fuel, B-24 42-100284 turned towards Switzerland crash landed at Dubendorf. Interned.
Awards: AM, 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: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680173
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New Bedford, MA | 9 August 1918 | Son of Isabelle Edith Hathaway. |
Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 28 July 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Other Interned (INT) |
Dubendorf, Switzerland | 18 March 1944 | Interned (INT) Dubendorf, Switzerland. |
Died |
15 June 2001 | ||
Buried |
Baptist Village Cemetery East Longmeadow, Hampden County, MA | 18 June 2001 | Baptist Village Cemetery East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts |
Based |
Seething | 18 March 1944 | Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3341 / MACR 3341, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database