George Whitney Hawkes
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA), went on secret leaflet mission on 3 Jan 45, his plane was to make a run over Holland, participating in psychological warfare by dropping leaflets which included a holiday message from the Dutch Queen and reports of how the war had turned in favor of the Allies. The plane had a malfunction 5 minutes after takeoff and crashed in the village of Aston-Clinton and exploded on impact. All 10 crew members were killed
Awards: PH.
Connections
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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: 492nd Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19151770 / O-775027
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Cancer
- Unit: 406th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Greenlawn, NY, USA | 1 December 1925 | Son of Ralph L and Pearle L Hawkes. |
Enlisted |
Devens, MA, USA | 1 February 1944 | Fort Devens Massachusetts |
Died |
Aston Clinton, UK | 1 March 1945 | Crashed Aston Clinton in B-24 42-52650 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15974 |
Based |
Harrington | 3 January 1945 | Assigned to 406BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Baldwinville, MA 01436, USA | Greenlawn cemetery Templeton Worcester County Baldwinville, MA |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force , Savannah, Georgia.