Hyman John Dwight

Name:

John Dwight Hyman

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

14048849

Unit:

341st Bombardment Squadron, 97th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1942-10-21

State:

South Carolina

Cemetery:

Beulah Cemetery, Hyman, Florence County, South Carolina

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Comments:

John Dwight Hyman was born on August 10, 1922. He was the son of Talmadge Hyman and Aurelia B. A. Altman Hyman.

John served in the 341st Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner on the B-17 #41-24344 'The Big Bitch' during World War II.

Sgt Hyman was killed when his airplane crashed in Saint-Vougay, France. On October 21, 1942, his crew took off from Station 110 airfield in Polebrook, England, for a bombing attack in Lorient, France. Upon arrival over the target, their plane was shot down by an Fw190 piloted by Armind Landman and exploded. Among the ten crew members, only two were able to survive. The others, including Sgt Hyman, were killed in the incident.

The bodies of those who were killed were initially buried in the cemetery of Plouescat before being transferred. Sgt Hyman is now buried in the Beulah Cemetery, Hyman, Florence County, South Carolina, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net