Hugh Mauritho
MilitaryAssigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Bill Kopf crew. 4 x combat missions. 10-Oct-43 in B-17 42-29557 'Yankee Girl' returning from mission, struck hanger at RAF Desford. RTD
Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-3216 'The Joker', Evaded capture (EVD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17029122 / O-800900
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Joker
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Maginaw Island, NY | 4 October 1918 | |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
Dilsen, Belgium | 14 October 1943 | Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-3216 'The Joker' Evaded capture (EVD) with aid of resistance. |
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Other Escaped internment |
23 August 1944 | Escaped from Switzerland and with aid of Maqui made it back to US infantry unit. | |
| Springfield, OH | |||
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | 14 October 1943 | Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Interned |
Switzerland | 23 August 1944 | Crossed border with assistance from Resistance. Interned in Switzerland. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 841 / MACR 841, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 336 10/10/43 in B17#42-29557, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database