Harry Morris Hinkson Jr

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Loskau in B-17G #43-38007 'The Moldy Fig', Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38007

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Moldy Fig
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wilmington, Delaware, USA 29 July 1923

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 5 August 1944

Buried

Plot Sec: 34, Site: 1908

Revisions

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Added S/N & updated role per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 49204646.

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Added middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 49204646.

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Added Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 49204646.
Updated Born & Died events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 49204646.

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Merged "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person that was then deleted.
Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the surname field to the suffix field and moving the last name from the middle name field to the surname field.

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Sources

MACR 7893 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database