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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Curtis W. Hinkle

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Maryville, Missouri

Honored By

Dennis J. Bledsoe

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

348TH BOMB SQUADRON, 99TH BOMB GROUP, B-17 AIRCRAFT. WAS KILLED IN ACTION OCTOBER 10, 1943, WHILE PARTICIPATING IN HIS THIRTEENTH COMBAT MISSION IN A CRASH OVER GREECE. HE WAS 18 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH. HE ENTERED THE SERVICE IN THE AIR CORPS OCTOBER 27, 1942, AND SERVED AS THE TOP TURRET GUNNER ON A FLYING FORTRESS.