Joseph C Hainzer
Military
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UPL 38451
"A group of Boeing B-17 flying fortress Co-pilots, ready to take off on a bombing operation in support of the ground forces fighting in France, pause for a moment to hear the latest news from the beachhead. Thus far, the airmen, because of thick clouds, have seen nothing of the fighting despite their constant bombing journeys over the battle lines."
L- R: 2Lts Joseph C Hainzen, Dillinger, PA; Victor Romasco, Uxbridge, MA; Donald Soale, Dayton, OH; Harry A Smith, Mt Pocono, PA; and Robert A Douglas, Kansas City, KS.
L- R: 2Lts Joseph C Hainzen, Dillinger, PA; Victor Romasco, Uxbridge, MA; Donald Soale, Dayton, OH; Harry A Smith, Mt Pocono, PA; and Robert A Douglas, Kansas City, KS.
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
30 June 1987 | ||
Born |
Dilliner, PA |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia