William C Hancock
Military
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UPL 36452
Hancock's crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17, "Maude Maria", at their base in England, 9 September 1944.
B-17 "Maude an' Maria" 42-97387 K8-H. The plane was assigned to 602nd from the end of April 1944 to Feb. 1945.
Back Row (viewer's left to right):
1.1st Lt. W.C. Hancock, Pilot
2.Cpl. J.C. Arndell, Radio
3.Cpl. H.E. Snyder, Waist Gunner
4.2nd Lt. R.T. Chorba, Navigator
5.2nd Lt. W.E. Norby, Bombardier
Front Row (viewer's left to right):
1.S/Sgt A.J. Davis, Engineer
2.Cpl. D.J. Mack, Ball Turret
Handwritten: (G.P.R.-129-1-398) (9-9-44) (HANCOCK CREW). Nuthampstead Ref: A9185.
Nuthampstead Airfield Museum collection
B-17 "Maude an' Maria" 42-97387 K8-H. The plane was assigned to 602nd from the end of April 1944 to Feb. 1945.
Back Row (viewer's left to right):
1.1st Lt. W.C. Hancock, Pilot
2.Cpl. J.C. Arndell, Radio
3.Cpl. H.E. Snyder, Waist Gunner
4.2nd Lt. R.T. Chorba, Navigator
5.2nd Lt. W.E. Norby, Bombardier
Front Row (viewer's left to right):
1.S/Sgt A.J. Davis, Engineer
2.Cpl. D.J. Mack, Ball Turret
Handwritten: (G.P.R.-129-1-398) (9-9-44) (HANCOCK CREW). Nuthampstead Ref: A9185.
Nuthampstead Airfield Museum collection
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum. Museum object reference number: USB1-79
Air medal
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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
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
398th History Vol II and Vol III / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia