Edward F Hautman
MilitaryEdward 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- 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 |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bassenheim, Germany | 27 September 1944 | |
Born |
Cincinnati, OH, USA | ||
Buried |
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Based |
Tibenham | 27 September 1944 |
Revisions
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'.
Cinncinati.com article: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/delhi-township/2015/05/22/co…
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