Albert W Haymon
Military
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UPL 30079
T/Sgt Albert W Haymon 305BG being awarded the silver star.
15 May 1944 20 mm shells from FW190 came through window, shot away plexiglass nose. Plane was Old Bill B-17 42-29673.
Awards: SS, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Bill
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp 122-1