Hinson Clyde Jones

Military
media-52676.jpeg UPL 52676 Lt Clyde Lewis and crew. 615BS, 401BG

Rear L-R: Harold S. Arnold, Col William T. Seawell, Clyde A. Lewis, Unk, Charles G. Chaffey.

Front L-R: Thomas A. Davis, Hinson C. Jones , Brendan J Lynch, Orville A. Eudaley. Unk.

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Object Number - UPL 52676 - Lt Clyde Lewis and crew. 615BS, 401BG Rear L-R: Harold S. Arnold, Col William T. Seawell, Clyde A. Lewis, Unk, Charles G. Chaffey. Front L-R:...

Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Harry Haskett crew. 27 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Harry Estil Haskett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-49441
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102468

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Farmer's Daughter
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Mary Alice" of the 401st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '401. Unknown. C2. '

42-31983

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mary Alice
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

43-38077

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tagalong, Duke's Mixture
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

44-6310

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rocky Lois
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Doerun,GA 11 September 1918 Son of Hinson Quinea Jones.

Enlisted

Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA 8 March 1942 Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia

Other

Discharged USAAF

10 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

17 April 1966

Buried

Silver Hill Cemetery Frostproof, Polk County, FL 21 April 1966 Silver Hill Cemetery Frostproof, Polk County, Florida

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/647498552
https://www.fold3.com/record/87877097/hinson-c-jones-wwii-army-enlistme…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2905
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=13121
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29751323/hinson-clyde-jones

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2905

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