Elton Hoyt III
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Shot down 16 September 1943 near Rennes, France in B-17 #42-29876 'Battlin' Bobbie' and waded through Spain to Gibraltar - Feb. '44; crew survived; some as Prisoner of War (POW)s and some as evaders; awarded Silver Star after return from Schweinfurt 8/17/43 on two engines after fire.
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Silver Star
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36341183
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11033973 at enlistment, then O-731497
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19071371
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Battlin bobbie
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cleveland, Ohio | 7 January 1920 | |
Other Evaded |
16 September 1943 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 978 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Shades of Kimbolton, MACR 978; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology. Pt 1, pg 279 and Pt 2 pg 167