Samuel M Hindman
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 2 x combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Germersheim in B-17G 43-38689 hit by flak in tail crashed at Roxheim. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11574.
Awards: PH
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11081662 / O-2058926
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron 601st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 January 1945
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA | 27 March 1943 | Fort Oglethorpe Georgia USA |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
55595 Roxheim, Germany | 13 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Germersheim in B-17G 43-38689 hit by flak in tail crashed at Roxheim. KIA. MACR 11574. |
Born |
Union City, Tennessee, USA | Son of Katie Burch. | |
Pima County, AZ, USA | |||
Based |
Molesworth | 13 January 1945 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold Departement de la Moselle Lorraine, France |
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