William D Hawkinson
MilitaryAssigned to 575BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. 14 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany in B-26 43-34440. Starboard engine and wing set on fire and hydraulics shot out by fighters, bail out bell rung but did not work, last seen in bomb bay fighting the fire with a CO2 extinguisher, crashed 10 miles NW Bitburg, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11486.
Awards: DFC, AM (2 OLC), PH
Pictured at - http://www.sharp.com/health-news/the-legacy-of-mission-203-a-san-diego-…
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19098258 / O-686499
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Quincy, IL, USA | 9 August 1921 | Son of Laura B Hawkinson. |
Enlisted |
Peoria, IL, USA | 3 September 1942 | |
Died |
NW of Bitburg, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany in B-26 43-34440. Starboard engine and wing set on fire and hydraulics shot out by fighters, bail out bell rung but did not work, last seen in bomb bay fighting the fire with a CO2 extinguisher, crashed 10 miles NW Bitburg, Germany. KIA. MACR 11486. |
Adams County, IL, USA | |||
Based |
Matching | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 575BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold Departement de la Moselle Lorraine, France |
Revisions
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