Sam Feiss Hartman
Military
Shared with the American Air Museum by Sam Hartman's daughter Lydia.
Object Number - UPL 31203 - Captain Sam Hartman of the 96th Bomb Group.
Sam Hartman MD served as a flight surgeon with the 96th Bomb Group at Snetterton Heath, England.
He took part in the Chowhound Mission on 1 May 1945 dropping food supplies: "I recall how cold it was and the sensation of exhilaration as we kicked out the bales of goodies. It was a strange and fearful feeling [flying] so dangerously low and not getting shot out."
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Role/Job: Flight Officer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Greenville, MS, USA | 30 November 1916 | |
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Other Registered for the draft |
16 October 1940 | ||
| 5342 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA | |||
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Other Studied medicine at LSU NO |
433 Bolivar St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons, pg 199, 255, 280
