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HAINLINE, Henry Lee - Date of
birth
4 September 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-748178 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
525th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 January 1944 - Place of
death
Dägeling, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John P. Hainline Sr. (father)
Mattie L. (Moore) Hainline (mother)
John P. Hainline (brother)
Joe W. Hainline (brother)
Yvonne L. (Bishop) Hainline (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31093 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Deacon's Sinners
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1944
More information
Henry Hainline attended high school for four years and was a motion picture projectionist.The airplane was rammed by a Me-109 after the bomb run. It blew up and disintegreated.
Two crew members were taken prisoner, eight men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Alan Tomasi