Hal Hall Bakes
MilitaryAssigned to 734BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x missions. ETD
Award: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A bomber crew of the 453rd Bomb Group wait on a jeep. Letter enclosed with print: '[Left to Right] James E Terwilliger- Waist Gunner, Luhter M Clark- Co-pilot, Carl Powell- Navigator, Lattie P Head- Nose Gunner, Nicholas Radosevich- Pilot, Edmund M Survilla- Tail Gunner, Lt ? Lee- Bombardier (Robert Burgess was the Bombardier on the original crew), Joseph D Craft- Radio operator, Robert Victor- Waist Gunner, Robert O Hanson- Engineer- Top Turret. Original Cadre- Model (Crew #41) 734th Squadron, 453rd Bomb](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380672.jpg.webp?itok=L5hegKpe)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16077750 / O-745888
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Vevay, Indiana | 26 March 1915 | BornVevay, Switzerland County, Indiana |
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Enlisted |
Bolling Field Anacostia District Of Columbia | 27 May 1942 | EnlistedBolling Field Anacostia District Of Columbia |
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Died |
Browns Mills, New Jersey | 8 August 2007 | Died Browns Mills, New Jersey |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia | 11 August 2007 | InterredArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20882372/hal-hall-bakes
Contributorjmoore43
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