Edward F Hautman

Military

Edward Hautman served as a pilot with the 445th Bomb Group.



He was Killed in Action (KIA) on 27 September 1944 when B-24 (serial number 42-109789, nicknamed 'Mairzy Doats') crashlanded 2 1/2 km sw of Bassenheim, Germany, 16 km east of Mayen, 11 km west of Koblenz.



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH



He was one of the servicemen honoured by the Sayler Park Historical Society at their Memorial Day service in 2015.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-109789

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Mairzy Doats
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 445th Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron 703rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Bassenheim, Germany 27 September 1944

Born

Cincinnati, OH, USA

Buried

Based

Tibenham 27 September 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Combined two records for Edward F Hautman. Additional sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / History of the 445th Bomb Group by Rudolph Birsic / MACR 9389 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database - spelt his surname 'Hartman' rather than 'Hautman'.

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Cinncinati.com article: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/delhi-township/2015/05/22/co…

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124, ABMC, 2AD Roll of Honor MACR 9389 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia