Lester Miller Hutchinson
MilitaryShot 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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
- Date: 1 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
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
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged dupliacte entry to incude details from MACR 4237 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 4237
Escape & Evasion report E&E 1840
Research for his page at www.evasioncomete.org/fhutchilm
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4237; Snetterton Falcons, pg 133 & 145