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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

PO1 Fernent Ben Haack .     United States Navy Naval Air Facility   from Two Harbors, MN




Pte. Charles Eugene Haas .     US Army Coy. D, 8th Btn. US Infantry   from Danville, Pennsylvania

Charles Haas was captured in Holland one month after the beginning of Operation Market Garden. According to his service record, he was reported captured on 29th of October 1944. The POW camp Kommandant said to him, "Haas, that is a German name. You are fighting on the wrong side!" He replied, "No, sir, I'm not." He was liberated from the camp by Russian troops on 9th of June 1945. When he was repatriated on 12th of June 1945, he weighed only 90 pounds. He was my great-uncle, and he died in 1966 in his hometown.




Nicholas M. Haas .     USMC USS Boise

My Dad, Nicholas M. Haas, was a Marine aboard the USS Boise. I know he was on board during the Sicily campaign and fought aboard her in the South Pacific afterwards. He passed away in 1954, and I have some items of his and some notes. I have to check the dates, but I believe he went aboard sometime in 1942.




Rudi Haas .       from Germany

Was anyone at White Cross POW Camp 115, St Columb, Cornwall during WW2? Do they remember a German POW called Rudi Haas?




Cpl. Petter Daldorf "Kaneen" Haavik .     South Africa Union Defence Forces   from Haugesund

Petter Haavik was captured and held as a Prisoner of War.




Joyce Habbershaw .     Women's Timber Corps

My Grandmother, Joyce Habbershaw, was in The Women's Timber Corps during WW2 and I'm looking for a lady who served with, her name is or was Miss Burne, and I believe her Christian name is either Hilda or Bab's. She served with my grandmother at Woolverstone Saw Mill, Ipswich between 28th January 1943 to 23rd February 1944. I believe they were then both transfered to Bury St Edmund's on 9th March 1944. Can anyone help?




Victor Habbick .     Royal Air Force

My father, Victor Habbick was in the RAF and posted to both Karachi and Mauripur. I am researching my family tree and trying to trace any information.




CF Habgood .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

CF Habgood served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




P/O Mike Habiluk .     Royal Canadian Air Force 434 Sqdn. (d.17th June 1944)

P/O Mike Habiluk was an airgunner of Halifax bomber LK792. The Halifax was shot down by a nightfighter on 16th/17th June 1944 while raiding Sterkrade. The full crew were:

  • P/O Philip Alan Kingston, RCAF, Air bomber
  • F/O William Melvin McQueen, RCAF, Pilot
  • F/O Douglas Fraser McAllister, RCAF, Navigator
  • P/O Mike Habiluk, RCAF, Airgunner
  • P/O Charles Trask Beech, RCAF, Airgunner
  • P/O Arthur Warrington, RAF, Wop/Airgunner
  • /O William Gordon Pearcey, RAFVR, Flt. Engineer

    Update

    There were no survivors and the crew were buried at Ede, 10 miles from where they came down at Otterlo. RCAF crew members were later reburied in Groesbeek Canadian Cemetery.(Dick)




  • RPJ Hack .     British Army

    RPJ Hack served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

    Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




    Sgt Alfred Harvey Hackbart .     Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Moose Squadron   from Kitchener, Ontario

    (d.20th Feb 1944)

    February 19/20, 1944 31 Lancaster from 408 and 426 Squadrons were joined by 98 Halifaxes from 419, 420, 424, 425, 427, 428, 429, 431, 433, and 434 Squadrons on an attack at Leipzig. The crews were over the target at between 19,000 and 25,000 feet, releasing 112,000 lbs of high explosives and 422,000 lbs of incendiaries. According to reports, the target was cloud covered and the attack was scattered. The crews were met by strong winds and fierce fighter attacks. 18 crews, or 128 men failed to return from operations. P/O D. MacLeod, RCAF and crew, flying Halifax II JD-114 coded VR-V, failed to return from this operation. Sgt. M. Leboldus, RCAF F/O J. Piper, RCAF W/O2 J. Beattie, RCAF Sgt. T. Gettings, RAF P/O D. Lewthwaite, RCAF Sgt. A. Hackbart, RCAF All were killed.




    H E Hacker .     British Army 2nd Regiment Northamptonshire Yeomanry

    H Hacker served with the 2nd Regiment Northamptonshire Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

    Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




    L/Cpl. John Arthur Hacker .     British Army 7th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards)   from Beeston, Nottinghamshire

    (d.16th Jun 1944)

    John Hacker landed at Gold Beach on D-Day at approx. 0800. He came under fire as his Battalion travelled through Crepon and Creuilly, up to Loucelles. The Battalion remained in the area of St. Leger for a number of days, with enemy sightings often reported in the area south of Bronay. A Canadian platoon (from the Winnipeg Rifles, with whom they had established a joint post) counter-attacked the enemy on the railway embankment at Bronay but came under heavy fire. Repeated attempts were made to push forward past the embankment, but they were often pinned down and pushed back by enemy machine-guns. On the 16th of June, the battalion moved out towards Les Oreilles, traveling through La Senaudiere. There, they came under heavy machine-gun and mortar fire, and John was killed, along with two Majors.




    AJ Hackett .     British Army

    AJ Hackett served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

    Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




    Ch.Cook. Roger Laurence Hackett .     Merchant Navy SS Kirnwood (d.11th Aug 1940)

    Roger Hackett who died aged 21 was born in Jarrow in 1919, the son of Roger and Isabella Hackett (nee Veitch) of Jarrow. He was killed when the S.S. Kirnwood was hit by a bomb from an aircraft on 11th August 1940

    Roger is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial and is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.




    Pte. Ronald Hackett .     British Army Royal Army Service Corps   from Walsall




    Sgt.Mjr. James Edmund Hacking .     British Army   from Clayton Le Moore, Lancashire.

    My dad, Jim Hacking was a POW in WW11 and was held in Germany. I have been researching any and all information for years. Any information will be greatly appreciated. He was from Clayton Le Moore in Lancashire.




    R Hacking .     British Army South Lancashire Regiment

    R Hacking served with the South Lancashire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

    Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




    TEC5. Willie S. Hackler .     US Army Company C 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion   from Elk Creek, VA

    Willie Hackler served with Company C, 802nd Tank Destroyer Battalion.




    E Hackney .     British Army Bedford & Hertfordshire Regiment

    E Hackney served with the Bedford & Hertfordshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

    Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




    PO Herbert Branwell Hackney .     Royal Air Force 64 Sqdn. (d.29th May 1940)




    Joseph Bate Hackney .     British Army Royal Engineers   from Stoke-on-Trent

    My great grandad was in the Royal Engineers. I believe he went to Gibralter to blow up bridges. His name is Joseph Bate Hackney. He was born in 1902. If anybody has any info or stories I would love to hear them.




    L/Cpl. Samuel Ralph Hackney .     British Army 44th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment   from Stoke on Trent

    L/Cpl.Samuel Hackney served with the 44th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

    Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




    TJ Hackney .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

    TJ Hackney served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

    Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




    JH Hadcock .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

    JH Hadcock served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

    Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




    George Haddad .     US Army Air Force VB 105 Sqd.




    Capt. Henry Hannam Haddelsey .     Canadian Army

    Grave of Henry Hannam Haddelsey (1892-1965) at Innisfail, Alberta.

    Harry Haddelsey was born in Caistor, Lincolnshire. He served as a sergeant with the 6th Battalion, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, in France from 21st of May 1915, to 1st of August 1916. He also served with the 7th KOYLI. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant (and later Captain) on 2nd of August 1916. He was wounded in action twice, seriously on 7th October 1916. He joined the RAF in September 1918 and emigrated to Canada after the war, but returned with the Canadian Army during WWII (though too old for combat service). He died in Canada 1965.




    T Hadden .     British Army

    T Hadden served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

    Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




    F/O Haddingham .     RAF 12sqd




    HW Haddlesley .     British Army Royal Armoured Corps

    HW Haddlesley served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

    Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.





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