Lester Miller Hutchinson

Military

Shot down 1 May 1944 in B-17 42-31152. Evaded with the help of the Belgian COMET evasion network. See www.evasioncomete.be >>> Fiches tab.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19095816
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Armorer - Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States 1 May 1920

Other

Evaded Capture

Belgium 1 May 1944

Died

South Dennis, Dennis County, Massachusetts, United States 7 October 1999

Buried

High Street Cemetery, Hingham, Massachusetts, United States
Hingham, Massachusetts, United States

Revisions

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Updated website address in Bio

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Addition of link to the COMET network website

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Merged dupliacte entry to incude details from MACR 4237 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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MACR 4237
Escape & Evasion report E&E 1840
Research for his page at www.evasioncomete.org/fhutchilm

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4237; Snetterton Falcons, pg 133 & 145