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name
HINES, Rodney Dale - Date of
birth
23 August 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio -
Hometown
Franklin County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35612635 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
336th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 February 1944 - Place of
death
Zegveld, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leroy Hines (father)
Katherine Hines (mother)
Marguerite Hines (sister)
Katherine Hines (sister)
Grace M. (Sowers) Hines (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3462 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: San Antonio Rose
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
MACR: 242
More information
S/Sgt Rodney D. Hines graduated from Pomeroy High School in 1940 and was associated with his father in the coal business.He enlisted on 5 November 1942 in Columbus, Ohio and was sent overseas on 3 December 1943.
B-17F 42-3462, piloted by 2nd Lt Morris R. Marks, was last seen going over the target. The aircraft crashed in Zegveld, a few miles north of the town of Woerden, the Netherlands. Two of the four engines were not running, one left and one right, so the aircraft was flying pretty slow, and it probably couldn't keep altitude anymore.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Frank de Heer, Pomeroy High School 1940