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HAYNES, Wiley Walker Jr - Date of
birth
11 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Clermont, Hall County, Georgia -
Hometown
Clermont, Hall County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34572318 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Assistant Engineer/Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
68th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 February 1944 - Place of
death
300 meters west of Dippach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Wiley H. Haynes (father)
Lily M. (Hulsey) Haynes (mother)
Jaunitta J. Haynes (sister)
James A. Haynes (brother)
Herbert L. Haynes (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24225 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Flak Alley
Destination: Gotha, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 2923
More information
Sgt Wiley W. Haynes Jr. enlisted at Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia, on 13 November 1942.Just after the target, the aircraft was hit by prop wash and fell out of formation. E/A immediately concentrated their attacks on this A/C, and it began to struggle. Six chutes were seen to come out of the A/C before it was seen to explode at approximately 1328 hours. Sgt Haynes bailed out.
He was first buried at a local cemetery on 26 February 1944.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.ancestry.com – U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Family Trees, www.americanairmuseum.com
Photo source: Jac Engels