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T/Sgt George F Hoyt, 359BS, 303BG, 8AF.
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Ditched in North Sea 6-Sep-43 in B-17 #42-3002 'Old Squaw'. Picked up by ASR Returned to duty (RTD). 27 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME
Military | Captain | Bomber pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Ditched in North Sea 6-Sep-43 in B-17 42-3002 'Old Squaw'. Picked up by ASR Returned to duty (RTD). 36 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Pocatello 31/12/42; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-Z] Morrison 5/3/43; Molesworth 8/4/43; Missing in Action 6/9/43 with Bob Hullar, Co-pilot: Wilbur Klint, Navigator: Elmer Brown, Bombardier: Jim McCormick, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dale...
Military site : airfield
Molesworth was one of the early stations used by the Eighth Air Force in the UK, first occupied by the 15th Bomb Squadron’s Douglas Bostons in June 1942. Built in 1940 and extended and improved in 1942, Molesworth is most associated with the 303rd...
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| Born | Brunswick, Glynn County, GA | 6 July 1924 |
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Son of G P Hoyt. |
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| Enlisted | Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA | 3 August 1942 |
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Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Based | Molesworth | July 1943 – March 1944 |
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Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Ditched RTD | English Channel | 6 September 1943 |
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Ditched in North Sea 6-Sep-43 in B-17 42-3002 'Old Squaw'. Picked up by ASR Returned to duty (RTD). |
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| Died | Lilburn, GA | 3 November 2002 |
| Buried | Eternal Hills Cemetery, Snellville, Gwinnett County, GA | 8 November 2002 |
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Eternal Hills Cemetery |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 29 March 2020 20:01:30 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 March 2020 21:08:26 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, biography, awards and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/646319217 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 February 2020 22:31:53 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 January 2019 18:20:36 | Al_Skiff | Changes to service number, biography, events, person associations, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84044910-george-f-hoyt |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:10:55 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor |
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