Herston Hawkins

Military
media-31445.jpeg UPL 31445 Crew Chief Gaylord Myre Henryson , 91st Bomb Group, back row left, with crew of B-17 "Queenie". Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 31445 - Crew Chief Gaylord Myre Henryson , 91st Bomb Group, back row left, with crew of B-17 "Queenie".

Assigned to 322BS, 91BG. 8AF USAAF. Robert E. Fancher crew.

 

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31353) nicknamed "Queenie" of the 91st Bomb Group. Image by William D "Bill" Pulliam, 91st Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '91 BG winter 43, Bassingbourn.'

42-31353

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Queenie
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pine Orchard, Alabama 4 April 1918 BornPine Orchard, Alabama

Died

9 April 2001 DiedAtlanta,  Georgia

Buried

Arlington Memorial Park Sandy Springs, Georgia InterredArlington Memorial ParkSandy Springs, Georgia

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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221061324/herston-hawkins

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/133384640?objectPage=406

 

Herston Hawkins: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 31445 - Crew Chief Gaylord Myre Henryson , 91st Bomb Group...

Object number: UPL 51439 - Queenie (42-31353) Fancher Crew, 322nd BS, 91st BG...