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| USAAF 5th AF 475th FG 431rd FS |
Pilot Captain Waldemer L. Hawkins, Jr., O-396473 21st Air Service Group, HQ (MIA / KIA) NY Crashed June 23, 1944 MACR none Aircraft History Built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (LAC) in Burbank. Constructors Number 1339. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as P-38H-5-LO Lightning serial number 42-66828. Disassembled and shipped overseas and reassembled. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 475th Fighter Group, 431st Fighter Squadron. Assigned to pilot Morriss. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On June 23, 1944 took off from Finschafen Airfield piloted by Captain Waldemer L. Hawkins, Jr. on a flight bound for Milne Bay. When this aircraft failed to arrive it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Presumed lost in the Milne Bay area. Memorials Hawkins was officially declared dead on February 22, 1946. He earned the Air Medal. Hawkins is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - P-38H-5-LO Lightning 42-66828 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Waldemer L. Hawkins Jr. FindAGrave - Capt Waldemer L Hawkins, Jr (tablets of the missing photo) Fold3 - Waldemer L Hawkins, Jr Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated
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