Durward Lee Hinds

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media-32276.jpeg UPL 32276 "Lead crew on bombing mission to Rennes, France, pose beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 8 March 1943."

Rear L-R: Capt Walter M. Soha, S/Sgt Ward M. Kirkpatrick, 1Lt Samuel H. Anderson, Capt Albert W. Dieffenbach, Capt Glenn E. Hagenbuch, Lt Col Charles E. Marion.

Front L-R: T/Sgt Charles E Zipfel, T/Sgt Dale F. Brandfas, S/Sgt Edward Z. Harmon, S/Sgt Durward L Hinds, S/Sgt George W. Henderson.

Object Number - UPL 32276 - "Lead crew on bombing mission to Rennes, France, pose beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 8 March 1943." Rear L-R:...

1-May-42 Originally assigned as the Engineer on B-17F 41-24619 [GN-S],"S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, but served mostly in Aerial Gunner positions. 25-Oct-42 arrived at Molesworth, UK aboard "S-for-Sugar".



Mission Participations (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) See Biography events.

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Susfu
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Captain Albert W. Dieffenback, a bombardier of the 303rd Bomb Group, admires Bugs Bunny painted onto the nose of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed as censored 9 May 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '14. Captain Albert W. Dieffenbach, of Garrett Park, Md., and the bomber in which he flies as group bombardier.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamp].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: S For Sugar
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

13 April 1919

Other

Assigned to Aircraft

Boise, ID, USA 1 May 1942 Assigned as Engineer on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar" 303BG/427BS at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho.

Other

Arrived in UK

Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK 25 October 1942 Arrived at Molesworth, UK as an Aerial Gunner aboard B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar" 303BG/427BS.

Other

Mission #1, SGT Durward L. Hinds, w/B-17F 41-24584, 303BG/427BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 18 November 1942 Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24584 "Susfu", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK

Other

Mission #2, SGT Durward L. Hinds, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS

Lille, France 6 December 1942 Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #3, SGT Durward L. Hinds, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS

Lille, France 13 January 1943 Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #3, SGT Durward L. Hinds, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS

Lorient, France 23 January 1943 Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK.

Died

8 July 1997

Buried

Pine Grove Cemetery McArthur, Shasta County, CA 11 July 1997 Pine Grove Cemetery McArthur, Shasta County, California

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Key Image ID.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 23-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Assigned to Aircraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Summary Biography; made connections to Place, AIrcraft (through 23-Jan-43) and Missions (through 23-Jan-43) per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.303rdBG.com roster

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