William Harlan Hinson
Military
UPL 61311
UPL 61311
T/Sgt William H Hinson
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 305BG, 8AF USAAF.
Set out for the 2nd Schweinfurt Raid (Black Thursday) on 14-Oct-43. His aircraft aborted due to O2 system failure, the remainder of the formation was decimated. Togglier and Norden bombsight repairman. He was offered a "battlefield Commission" but he turned it down. He had survived 48 missions and didn't want to push his luck with more missions.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-726135
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 0800884
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33 350 953
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 14 January 1944
- Date: 31 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Geneva, Alabama | 16 June 1921 | Born Geneva, Alabama |
Enlisted |
Fort McPherson Atlanta Georgia | 29 May 1942 | Enlisted Fort McPherson Atlanta Georgia |
Died |
15 December 1997 | ||
Buried |
Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens South Fulton, Georgia | 18 December 1997 | Interred Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens South Fulton, Fulton County, Georgia |
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Sources
305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia