William E Hemmila

Military
A bomber crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'L to R: Front row: M/Sgt Victor Magnuson (C/C), Sgt William Hemmila (Asst). Back row: Cpl Howard McKinney, Scribner Daily (P), Sgt Herbert Westentaf.' media-380539.jpg FRE 2216 A bomber crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'L to R: Front row: M/Sgt Victor Magnuson (C/C), Sgt William Hemmila (Asst). Back row: Cpl Howard McKinney, Scribner Daily (P), Sgt Herbert Westentaf.' Roger Freeman Collection

Corrected spelling of pilot's name. Source:
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=0022

Object Number - FRE 2216 - A bomber crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'L to R: Front row: M/Sgt Victor Magnuson...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wainola, MI 6 November 1921 Son of Augusta and Selma J [Kangas] Hemmila.

Enlisted

Marquette, MI 9 November 1942

Other

Discharged USAAF.

7 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Mass City, MI 1 October 1995

Buried

Maple Grove Cemetery, Greenland, MI 6 October 1995 Maple Grove Cemetery Greenland, Ontonagon County, MI

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/89739557-william-e-hemmila
https://www.fold3.com/record/45658341-william-e-hemmila
https://www.fold3.com/record/629068037-william-hemmila-1921
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42837634/william-e_-hemmila

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https://www.fold3.com/record/89739557-william-e-hemmila
https://www.fold3.com/record/45658341-william-e-hemmila
https://www.fold3.com/record/629068037-william-hemmila-1921
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42837634/william-e_-hemmila

William E Hemmila: Gallery (2 items)

A bomber crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'L to R: Front row: M/Sgt Victor Magnuson (C/C), Sgt William Hemmila (Asst). Back row: Cpl Howard McKinney, Scribner Daily (P), Sgt Herbert Westentaf.'

Object number: FRE 2216 - A bomber crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B...

Object number: UPL 37659 - "Crew of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Fancy...