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Birth: May 13, 1920
Denver County
Colorado, USA
Death: Dec. 15, 1943, Morocco
Capt Hiero Hays, 719Sq 449th Bomb group died during bailing out of the B-24 "Betty Ann" with the Thieme crew on board. Hiero was the guest pilot during the moving overseas of the 449th Bomb group Heavy from the US to Grottaglie, Italy during Dec, 1943.
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http://users.skynet.be/2ltmalrait_gilbert/haysstoryE.htm
Burial:
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial
Carthage
Tunis, Tunisia
Plot: Plot C - Row 17 - Grave 7