Hazen Valentine Earle
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Stanley W. Allen's Crew. Back row: (L-R) Stanley W. Allen-Pilot, Calvin J. Richardson-Co-pilot, Frank T. Keyes-Bombardier, James L. Hurst- Navigator. Front row: (L-R) James I. Powell-Assistant Radio Operator, Robert A. Stewart-Tail Gunner, Jack D. Mallory-Assistant Engineer, David Denner-Radio Operator, Hazel F. Earle-Bal Turret Gunner, Jesse Prugh-Engineer/Top Turret Gunner.
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Assigned 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bischoffsheim in B-17 42-102610 'Boomerang'; never made assembly, seen to explode on impact with sea near Beachy Head. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11243
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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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: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17113914 / O-760600
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boomerang
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
England | 3 February 1918 | |
Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 21 September 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Died |
Off Beachy Head | 30 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bischoffsheim in B-17 42-102610 'Boomerang'; never made assembly, seen to explode on impact with sea near Beachy Head. KIA MACR 11243 |
Based |
Nuthampstead | 30 December 1944 | Assigned 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Tablets of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11243 / MACR 11246
ContributorAAM
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Sources
398th History, Vol 1 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia