View cenotaph at Linwood Cemetery.
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Son of James Hanides who resided in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Simone served as a Staff Sergeant & Top Turret Gunner on B-24H #42-50424, 740th Bomber Squadron, 455th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hampden County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 31, 1942 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a painter and also as Single, with dependents.
Simone was originally declared "Missing In Action" in Yugoslavia during the war. His remains were recovered in early 1955 and his status was changed to "Killed In Action".
He was repatriated here on March 2, 1955.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He also has a "Cenotaph" at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Italy. For that record " Click Here ".
Service # 31258381
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-50424:
Emery, William D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts
Graham, William E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Oklahoma
Hanides, Simone J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Massachusetts
Hollinsworth, J W ~ S/Sgt, Colorado
Jozefowicz, Benedict ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Michigan
Kesler, Tenny K, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, South Carolina
Meeker, Dolson G ~ 2nd Lt, Iowa
Russell, Edmund C ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
Swanson, John L ~ 1st Lt, Colorado
For the rest of the Airmen on this stone please see:
Luxenberg, Arnold D ~ 2nd Lt, New York
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to ShaneO for submitting this record for bio & crew updates!
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Son of James Hanides who resided in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Simone served as a Staff Sergeant & Top Turret Gunner on B-24H #42-50424, 740th Bomber Squadron, 455th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hampden County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 31, 1942 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a painter and also as Single, with dependents.
Simone was originally declared "Missing In Action" in Yugoslavia during the war. His remains were recovered in early 1955 and his status was changed to "Killed In Action".
He was repatriated here on March 2, 1955.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He also has a "Cenotaph" at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Italy. For that record " Click Here ".
Service # 31258381
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-50424:
Emery, William D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts
Graham, William E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Oklahoma
Hanides, Simone J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Massachusetts
Hollinsworth, J W ~ S/Sgt, Colorado
Jozefowicz, Benedict ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Michigan
Kesler, Tenny K, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, South Carolina
Meeker, Dolson G ~ 2nd Lt, Iowa
Russell, Edmund C ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
Swanson, John L ~ 1st Lt, Colorado
For the rest of the Airmen on this stone please see:
Luxenberg, Arnold D ~ 2nd Lt, New York
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to ShaneO for submitting this record for bio & crew updates!
View cenotaph at Linwood Cemetery.
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Son of James Hanides who resided in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Simone served as a Staff Sergeant & Top Turret Gunner on B-24H #42-50424, 740th Bomber Squadron, 455th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hampden County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 31, 1942 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a painter and also as Single, with dependents.
Simone was originally declared "Missing In Action" in Yugoslavia during the war. His remains were recovered in early 1955 and his status was changed to "Killed In Action".
He was repatriated here on March 2, 1955.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He also has a "Cenotaph" at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Italy. For that record " Click Here ".
Service # 31258381
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-50424:
Emery, William D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts
Graham, William E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Oklahoma
Hanides, Simone J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Massachusetts
Hollinsworth, J W ~ S/Sgt, Colorado
Jozefowicz, Benedict ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Michigan
Kesler, Tenny K, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, South Carolina
Meeker, Dolson G ~ 2nd Lt, Iowa
Russell, Edmund C ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
Swanson, John L ~ 1st Lt, Colorado
For the rest of the Airmen on this stone please see:
Luxenberg, Arnold D ~ 2nd Lt, New York
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to ShaneO for submitting this record for bio & crew updates!
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Son of James Hanides who resided in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Simone served as a Staff Sergeant & Top Turret Gunner on B-24H #42-50424, 740th Bomber Squadron, 455th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hampden County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 31, 1942 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a painter and also as Single, with dependents.
Simone was originally declared "Missing In Action" in Yugoslavia during the war. His remains were recovered in early 1955 and his status was changed to "Killed In Action".
He was repatriated here on March 2, 1955.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He also has a "Cenotaph" at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Italy. For that record " Click Here ".
Service # 31258381
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-50424:
Emery, William D ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts
Graham, William E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Oklahoma
Hanides, Simone J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Massachusetts
Hollinsworth, J W ~ S/Sgt, Colorado
Jozefowicz, Benedict ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Michigan
Kesler, Tenny K, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, South Carolina
Meeker, Dolson G ~ 2nd Lt, Iowa
Russell, Edmund C ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
Swanson, John L ~ 1st Lt, Colorado
For the rest of the Airmen on this stone please see:
Luxenberg, Arnold D ~ 2nd Lt, New York
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to ShaneO for submitting this record for bio & crew updates!
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