William Hilton Haskell

Military

Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #43-37713, Prisoner of War (POW).



May be the same Harry Haskell that flew with Al Lukas for the RAF.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102959

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

43-37713

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

30 November 1944

Revisions

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Added an association to the A/C #42-102959 per info on 384th BG website.

Added Middle Name per info on 384th BG website.

Added an Association to “Grafton Underwood”, the home base of the 384th BG.

https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1624

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Added some punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11129 / MACR 11129, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database