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HINDMAN, Melbourne Dale - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Idaho -
Hometown
Mount Idaho, Idaho County, Idaho
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19073965 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Turret Gunner -
Unit
558th Bombardment Squadron,
387th Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 39 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ira T. Hindman (father)
Mary J. (Earp) Hindman (mother)
Thelma Hindman (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-32013 -
Data
Type: B-26B-35
Nickname: The Arkansas Traveler
Destination: Venlo, the Netherlands
MACR: 2332
More information
Aircraft was shot down by enemy fighters over the North Sea when on return from a bombing mission at Venlo airfield, the Netherlands. The body of S/Sgt Hindman washed up the beach at Brouwershafen, the Netherlands on 28 September 1944. It was buried at Haamstede 2 days later, and was reburied at Ardennes after the war.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, Alan A. Crouchman/FlyPast magazine
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Leslie Oliver-Olson