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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Baine A. Hawthorne

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Honored By

Marcia G. Hawthorne

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH THE 524TH SQUADRON, 379TH BOMB GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE. BASED AT KIMBOLTON, EAST ANGLIA, ENGLAND. HE FLEW 35 COMBAT MISSIONS AS PILOT OF A B-17 BOMBER, 19 OF THEM IN A PLANE NAMED 'OL GAPPY' ASSIGNED TO HIM AND HIS CREW. 'OL GAPPY' COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 157 COMBAT MISSIONS, THE MOST OF ANY B-17 IN THE 8TH AIR FORCE.