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HYLTON, William Haven - Date of
birth
30 May 1916 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama -
Hometown
Dallas County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-727100 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1943 - Place of
death
4 km southeast of Oudeschild, Texel, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Leon W. Hylton (father)
Helen E. (Irish) Hylton (mother)
Lydia (Fountain) Hylton (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24512 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Rose O'Day
Destination: Hamm, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 3712
More information
1st Lt William H. Hylton attended college and was an accountant.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in houston, Texas on 14 January 1942.
On the way back, the airplane was attacked by enemy fighters around 11:30 hrs.
It ditched in the Waddenzee, about 4 km southeast of Oudeschild, Texel.
Seven crew members were killed of which five are listed as missing in action. It is believed they went down with the airplane. Three men survived and were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, Genforum, MACR, www.ancestry.com - Turner Hylton Morris Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten