Personal File · AirmanPrisoner of War

Harold J. Hoover.

Bombardier · Of Saint Paul, MN.

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

S/Sgt. Harold J. Hoover, born 5 March 1917, served as bombardier. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Veronica Hoover, of 1992 East Nebraska, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Hoover bailed out on 25 February 1944 and was captured by German forces in the Dahn/Pirmasens area. His identification tag number was 37176933. He was among the eight fliers captured by 1906 hours and was transported by truck to Pirmasens and handed over to Dulag Luft.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Bombardier
Serial Number
37176933
Hometown
Saint Paul, MN

Missions flown.

3 catalogued · 25 Feb 1944 — 24 Feb 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

Sources.

§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record