Hardy A Mitchener

Military
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hicks collection

Object Number - UPL 41086 - hardy mitchener

Shot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31725 'Casa de Embriagos'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Crawford Elmer Hicks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802855
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31725

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lil Ginny, Casa de Embriagos
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Nashville, Tennessee, USA 26 September 1919

Enlisted

Georgia, USA 10 July 1941 Fort Oglethorpe

Died

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA 11 March 1957

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 30 May 1944 Stalag Luft III Link to Hardy's POW diary: https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/customizations/global/pages/collections/mitchener/mitchener.html

Buried

Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Spring Hill Cemetery

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Added a link to Hardy Mitchener's POW diary in the POW event.

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Added the award mentioned in the "Summary biography" section.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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hicks

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Added a connection to the base where the crew was stationed.

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Added a "-" to the service number.

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Added birth, death & burial info per Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 154696874. Added enlistment info per U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.

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Added S/N per records for WW2 POWs at the National Archives.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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