William Theodore Hembree
Military
Rear L-R: Elmo Clark, Donald DeCamp, Robert Galbraith, Ralph Haddock.
Front L-R: Charles Doback, William T Hembree, Richard James Tracy, Gustaf Simon, Curtis O Brooke, William C. Jenkins
Object Number - UPL 50396 - B-17 'Charley Horse' - F/O Clark and crew. 358BS, 303BG Rear L-R: Elmo Clark, Donald DeCamp, Robert Galbraith, Ralph Haddock. Front L-R: Charles...
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Elmo Clark crew. ETD
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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19056857 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
![A bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29571) nicknamed "Charley Horse" return to base after a mission. A censor has obscured the nose guns on the aircraft. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp] and 'Passed for publication 7 Spet 1943.' [stamp] and '282576.' [Censor no] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed. Associated Press Photographer has handwritten on reverse: 'Crew of "Charley Horse" fi](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379023.jpg.webp?itok=fynvIwh3)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Charley Horse
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Blount County, TN | 12 March 1923 | Son of William T Hembree and Marie [French] Long. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe ,GA | 19 January 1942 | Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia |
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Died |
Chattanooga, TN | 20 February 1995 | |
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Buried |
Logans Chapel Cemetery Maryville, Blount County, TN | 23 February 1995 | Logans Chapel Cemetery Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Hell's Angels Newsletter May 2001, Roster
