William Harlan Hinson

Military
William Hinson UPL 61311 UPL 61311 T/Sgt William H Hinson

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 61311 - T/Sgt William H Hinson

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

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • 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

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

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

Revisions

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ContributorCHARLIE B
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ContributorAAM
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305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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