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2LT Joseph W “Joe” Hanley

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2LT Joseph W “Joe” Hanley

Birth
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA
Death
27 Dec 1943 (aged 19–20)
Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Teignbridge District, Devon, England
Burial
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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Plot D Row 3 Grave 19
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Joseph entered the service from Ohio


Second Lieutenant Joseph W Hanley, Ohio, Service Number O-533307, flew as co-pilot of B-24 Liberators for the 36th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group. He was killed during a cross country training flight on 27 Dec 1943 in a modified B-24 bomber, #42-40474, when it collided with a mountain near Widecombe in Devon, United Kingdom. The crew was training for a secret mission. On board and also killed was the Operations Officer for the 36th Squadron.


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Joseph entered the service from Ohio


Second Lieutenant Joseph W Hanley, Ohio, Service Number O-533307, flew as co-pilot of B-24 Liberators for the 36th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group. He was killed during a cross country training flight on 27 Dec 1943 in a modified B-24 bomber, #42-40474, when it collided with a mountain near Widecombe in Devon, United Kingdom. The crew was training for a secret mission. On board and also killed was the Operations Officer for the 36th Squadron.


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  • Maintained by: Skip Farrow
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56290417/joseph_w-hanley: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Joseph W “Joe” Hanley (1923–27 Dec 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56290417, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Skip Farrow (contributor 47380732).