467th Bombardment Group (H)
Research Site
Hix, Lester Eugene
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Hix
Lester
Eugene

Serial Number
Enlisted:
37481465
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
28 Feb 1925

Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
1023 E. 1st St.
Sioux Falls
Minnehaha Co.
South Dakota
Official Home Town
Unknown at this time
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
23 Jun 43

Unknown at this time
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time

Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
14 Oct 45

Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

03 May 2000

Tampa
Hillsborough Co.
Florida, United States

Cemetery:


Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis,
Hennepin Co., Minnesota, United States:

Notes
Topic
No Notes at this time
Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
?? Feb 44
Hospital Admission
31 Aug 44
Roster of Combat Crews
789th
Staff Sergeant
Gunner
14 Oct 44
POW
789th
Staff Sergeant
Gunner
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
085
29 Jul 44
Breman
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52507
Miss Judy
086
31 Jul 44
Ludwigshafen
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52507
Miss Judy
087
01 Aug 44
Villers L'Hopital
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52507
Miss Judy
088
02 Aug 44
Haut Maisnil
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52507
Miss Judy
089
03 Aug 44
Lille
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52556
090
04 Aug 44
Rostock
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52590
E Pluribus Aluminum
091
05 Aug 44
Brunswick
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-110159
Pappy's Yokum
094
08 Aug 44
Clastres
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
41-29348
Screw Ball
095
09 Aug 44
Saarbrucken
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52507
Miss Judy
097
12 Aug 44
Mourmelon Le Grande
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52507
Miss Judy
098
13 Aug 44
Seine River
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52507
Miss Judy
099
14 Aug 44
Dole-Tavaux
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52507
Miss Judy
101
16 Aug 44
Magdeburg
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52507
Miss Judy
103
24 Aug 44
Misburg
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52623
Wabbit
105
26 Aug 44
Dulmen
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-52507
Miss Judy
107
01 Sep 44
Haguenau
789th
Tail Turret Gunner
42-94931
Sack Time
110
09 Sep 44
Mainz / Wurms
789th
Toggler
42-52507
Miss Judy
Total Flights: 24
Total Combat: 24
Total Dispatched: 24
Total Credited: 24
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
No known stories at this time
Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
14 Oct 44
Combat
Rewey, John Delbert