Jim F Hoy
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Back row, left to right:
2Lt James R. Burns (TG/O),
2Lt John P. Nothstein (N),
Maj Kirk R. Mitchell (P),
1Lt Paul W. Campbell (CP),
1Lt William T. Sweet (B)
Front row, left to right:
S/Sgt Alexander Wisniewski (RWG),
S/Sgt Jim F. Hoy (LWG),
T/Sgt Robert J. McGuire (R),
Sgt John W. Brooks (BT),
T/Sgt Stanley J. Backiel (E). 303rd Bomb Group collection
ID of each airman from http://www.303rdbg.com/lc091.html
Object Number - UPL 19984 - 303rd BG 358th BS Lead Crew Dec 22 1943 #42-30865 VK-G Back row, left to right: 2Lt James R. Burns (TG/O), 2Lt John P. Nothstein (N), Maj Kirk...
Shot down by fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-30865. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, PH
Connections
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35304195
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
11 January 1944 |
Revisions
Capitalized the words in the A/C "Nickname" field to aid readability.
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1927 / MACR 1927, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database