Hazel Moretz
Military
From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray
Object Number - UPL 26537 - Lt. Hazel "Pop" Moretz flew with the 351st FS/353rd FG and downed an enemy aircraft on August 8, 1944. Moretz was one of the senior pilots in the...
Lt. Hazel "Pop" Moretz was credited with one aerial victory on August 4, 1944. He flew with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group, 8th AAF on of Raydon AF, Suffolk, England.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Ordnance and Armament Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11025538 / O-758938
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 351st Fighter Squadron 359th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-416268
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11055939 / O-800470
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18039091 / O-665385
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Beaufort, NC 28516, USA | 17 March 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Charlotte, NC, USA | 25 February 1942 | |
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Based |
Raydon | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 4 August 1944 | Me109 destroyed [Air] 4-Aug-44. |
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Other E/A Damaged |
Germany | 12 August 1944 | Ju88 damaged [Grd] 12-Aug-44. |
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Died |
Grifton, NC, USA | 1 March 2001 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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