Hawkes George Whitney

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George Whitney Hawkes is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B24 42-52650 Plaque

Name:

George Whitney Hawkes

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

31417132

Unit:

406th Bomber Squadron, 801st Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1945-01-03

State:

Massachusetts

Cemetery:

Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Massachusetts

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

George Whitney Hawkes was born on December 20, 1925. He was the son of Ralph Lee Hawkes and Pearle Luella Hawkes.

George served in the 406th Bomber Squadron, 801st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Gunner on the B-24 #42-52650 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 3, 1945, in the takeoff crash of his airplane. It crashed in the village on Aston Clinton in England, killing all aboard. Sgt Hawkes is now buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.