Harold D Hainline
Military ROLL OF HONOURKIA near Hockenheim in B-17 'Mammy Yokum' #43-38659. Crashed on 21 Jan 45 in B-17 Mannheim mission 'Mammy Yokum' #43-38659. Flak over Karlsruhe resulted in a direct hit and put his plane out of commission. Oelker jettisoned bombs but plane exploded.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mammy Yokum
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
21 January 1945 | ||
Born |
Celina, Ohio, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 21 January 1945 |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11757 / MACR 11757; Snetterton Falcons, pg 211, 224, 226 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database