Staver J Hyndman

Military
media-23596.jpeg UPL 23596 Staver J. Hyndman's Crew. Back row: (L-R) 2nd Lt. Allen D. Gidcumb-Co-pilot, 1st Lt. Staver J. Hyndman-Pilot, 2nd Lt. Edward D. Ebbeson-Bombardier, 2nd Lt. Kenneth G. Carlson-Navigator. Front row: (L-R) S/Sgt. Carl C. Stanley-Ball Turret, S/Sgt. Robert J. McLaughlin-Tail Gunner, S/Sgt. P.T. Pecota-Gunner, S/Sgt. Charles T. Jones-Radio, S/Sgt. Charles F. Gray-Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. (S/Sgt. Carmine C. Salsano-Waist Gunner is missing from photo)

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Object Number - UPL 23596 - Staver J. Hyndman's Crew. Back row: (L-R) 2nd Lt. Allen D. Gidcumb-Co-pilot, 1st Lt. Staver J. Hyndman-Pilot, 2nd Lt. Edward D. Ebbeson-Bombardier,...

Staver flew on 35 combat missions with the Group; that of November 21 1944 over Merseburg his most hazardous. They were attacked by large numbers of German fighters and only 3 planes in the Squadron - of 13- made it back to base. His navigator was wounded, they lost two engines and he just managed to make an emergency landing on an RAF airstrip in Belgium.



DFC; Air Medal with 6 clusters.

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The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

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Cherokee, IA 51012, USA

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ContributorHelen
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Iowans of the Mighty 8th

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ContributorPatrick Hyndman
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I have these Medals. Patrick Hyndman

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398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

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398th History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Staver J Hyndman: Gallery (3 items)

A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-101018) of the 398th Bomb Group. Image via K Sandford. Handwritten caption on reverse: '2101018 N7-U at Ursell, 1945.'

Object number: FRE 1685 - A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42...

Object number: UPL 23596 - Staver J. Hyndman's Crew. Back row: (L-R) 2nd Lt...

Object number: UPL 31528 - First Lieutenant Staver J. Hyndman, Pilot, 398th...