Hood Emmett Alexander

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Emmett Alexander Hood is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Black Thursday Monument of Nub�court - Crash of B-17 (42-31059)

Name:

Emmett Alexander Hood

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

38104051

Unit:

547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1967-03-11

State:

Colorado

Cemetery:

Valley View Cemetery, Ordway, Colorado

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Emmett Alexander Hood was a technical sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and served as the top turret gunner and flight engineer for the 547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group.

On October 14, 1943, he and members of his squadron were shot down in Griffeny in France during the Second Raid of Schweinfurt. He and 8 other crew members parachuted to safety. Sgt. Hood escaped and entered safely into Switzerland on October 21, 1943.