Hyde Paul Hull, Jr.

Name:

Paul Hull, Jr. Hyde

Rank:

Captain

Serial Number:

O-437020

Unit:

361st Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1943-12-20

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

Paul Hull Hyde, Jr. was born on October 3, 1919, in Buffalo, New York. He was the son of Paul Hull Hyde and Hallie Young Hyde.

Paul resided in Erie County, New York, prior to the war. He served as a Captain and Pilot of the P-47 #42-8677 in the 361st Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, during World War II and was Killed in Action on December 20, 1943. On an operation mission, his airplane collided in mid-air with a B-24 just off the coast of Den Helder, Holland. The B-24 cut it in two. All that was seen of Cpt Hyde's plane after the resulting explosion was the engine with the prop intact and 4 - 5 feet of the fuselage going down. The collision occurred at 2,500 feet, and no chutes were observed from either aircraft.

Cpt Hyde's body was never found. His name is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, www.americanairmuseum.com