Oliver B Hawthorn

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-19587.jpeg UPL 19587 The Jack B. Kirk crew.
Front, from left to right : Navigator Lloyd G. Olson; Pilot Jack B. Kirk; Co-Pilot John G. Beck; Bombardier Will L. Utterback (not on board 42-97342 on the fatal 21 February 1945 mission)
Top row, from left to right : Nose Turret Gunner Oliver B. Hawthorn; Waist Gunner Harold B. Thompson; Tail Gunner Robert L. Kipp; Radio Operator Charles L. Stribl; Waist Gunner George Barlow (not on the 21/4/45 mission); Top Turret Gunner Alma H. Glick
(Photo courtesy of the Glick and Kipp families)

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Object Number - UPL 19587 - The Jack B. Kirk crew. Front, from left to right : Navigator Lloyd G. Olson; Pilot Jack B. Kirk; Co-Pilot John G. Beck; Bombardier Will L. Utterback...

Killed in Action (KIA) near Sulzbach, Germany in B-17 #42-97342

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John G Beck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2076350
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Alma Henry Glick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19092418
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Robert L Kipp

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Jack B Kirk

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-836129
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Lloyd G Olson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2071677
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-97342

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Struggle Buggy
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Gilroy, California, USA 7 August 1920

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 21 April 1945

Buried

Jay, FL 32565, USA Concord Cemetery Jay Santa Rosa County Florida, USA

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Linked to crew photo

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Find A Grave Memorial# 33347543
Rougham Control Tower memorial plaques
MACR 14167, accessed at Fold3

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14167 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 19587 - The Jack B. Kirk crew. Front, from left to right...