Henry G Hyde

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 80283 UPL 80283 Hank Hyde and his sweetheart Eleanor Keller.
Hank wrote to his grandma on 5 October 1943 saying: ‘Dad’s probably told you that Eleanor and I are going to be engaged when I return home on furlough. You’ll be happy to know that I took your advice and saved enough money from my pay each month for the ring. Dad’s making it for me.’

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Object Number - UPL 80283 - Hank Hyde and his sweetheart Eleanor Keller. Hank wrote to his grandma on 5 October 1943 saying: ‘Dad’s probably told you that Eleanor and I...

Hank Hyde served as a pilot with the 366th Fighter Group. He had enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force on his 18th birthday in 1941. Later transferring to the USAAF, he arrived in the UK in January 1944. Hyde was killed on an armed reconnaissance mission over northern France on 7 June 1944, the day after D-Day.

Shortly before his death, he wrote to his father: ‘The worst is yet to come. Still, I’m looking forward to it with much expectation.’



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Units served with

Aircraft

42-76309

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 366th Fighter Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, NY, USA 17 August 1923

Other

Enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force

17 August 1941

Other

Killed in Action

14490 Balleroy, France 7 June 1944

Buried/ Commemorated

Plot F Row 11 Grave 6

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Correspondence with the Hyde family.
ABMC record: https://www.abmc.gov/node/544739#.VyB_BE32aM8
MACR 5677

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Object number: UPL 21502 - Hank Hyde and his sweetheart Eleanor Keller. Hank...