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416th Bombardment Group (L) 2Lt. Norris Brydia ("Cub") Haney Pilot, O-764986 Killed In Training - Aug 25, 1944 670th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) 2Lt. Norris Brydia ("Cub") Haney Pilot, O-764986 Killed In Training - Aug 25, 1944 670th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 1917, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
Entered Military Service: Date: 10-Sep-1942 At: Hatbox Field, Muskogee, OK From: Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Buried: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Plot E Row 3 Grave 119 On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry American Battle Monuments Commission Memorial, Certificate Find-A-Grave (1) Find-A-Grave (2) |
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'Cub' Haney War Victim Young Ada Bomber Pilot Killed in Plane Crash In England August 25 Mrs. Norris B. Haney, Nineteenth and Townsend, received a telegram from the secretary of war Saturday, announcing that her husband, Second Lt. Norris B. Haney, was killed in an airplane crash in England August 25. No details were given and it is not known whether he was returning from a bombing mission or taking off for one. Was 27 Years Old "Cub." as he was generally known by most of the people of Ada, was the son of Mrs. J. A. Walker. His father, N. B. Haney, died 18 years ago. He was 27 years old. The brilliant young Ada flyer completed a C. P. T. course at Muskogee before going into the army. When he entered the service, he was stationed at San Ana and Hemet, Calif., and the at Charlotte, N. C. About six weeks ago he went to England, carrying his own crew and piloting his own bomber. Had Begun Law Practice He was a graduate of Ada high school, the New Mexico Military Institute at Roswell and the University of Oklahoma law school. He had entered into the practive of law in Ada before he cut his career short to join the flying forces. In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by one daughter, Terry, three years old, and several brothers and sisters. "Cub" was a most likeable young man and popular with all the folk in Ada. He was a star athlete, starring in polo while in school, and was a clever boxer. Extracted from Newspapers.com |
See also 2Lt Norris Brydia Haney Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF)
(Courtesy of Geoff Gentilini, Golden Arrow Research, LLC)
Disclaimer: IDPF files document efforts to locate, identify, move, notify relatives and provide final resting for Soldier Dead,
often months or years after death, thus some pages may contain potentially disturbing or distressing information.
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Click Here for information on WWII IDPFs.
See also AAR 45-8-25-535
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