James Edwin Hackett

Military

94th BG (8 Aug - 10 Oct 1943) 12 missions;

482nd Bomb Group 813th; Bomb Squadron (1 Jan. -15 March 1944) 11 missions.

after transferred to 15th AAF to train lead crews



EAME with 3 bronze stars/Air Medal with 3 OLCs/DFC/Distinguished Unit Badge

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Units served with

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Maryland 2 June 1916

Died

21 January 2013

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Sources

AAF Officers' Qualification Record / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia