George M Hafner
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 706BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blainville, France in B-24 41-29543 27-Apr-44; flak damaged and 2 engines out, A/C exploded before he could exit. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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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: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804689
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ramsey County, MN | 1 March 1922 | Son of Leo P Hafner. |
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Enlisted |
Minneapolis, MN | 24 October 1942 | |
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Died |
Palm Bay, Cliftonville | 27 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blainville, France in B-24 41-29543 27-Apr-44; flak damaged and 2 engines out, A/C exploded before he could exit. KIA |
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Buried |
28 April 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | |
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Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN | Re-Interred Calvary Cemetery Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN | |
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Based |
Bungay | 27 April 1944 | Assigned to 706BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 257 History of the 446th by Jansen. Roll of Honor p. 307; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 91 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia