Herman Hinden

Last Name: Hinden
First Name: Herman
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Nickname: Hermie

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Branch of Armed Services: United States Army
Armed Services Serial Number: 0-1035819
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Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Camp Bowie, TX

Unit(s): 31st Chem. Co; HQ Btry, 70th F.A. Bn.; Base HQ Rear CWG Section; Base HQ Chemical Section; Co. A, 3rd Chemical Bn.

Rank(s): 2nd Lt.; 1st Lt.

Theater(s) of Operation: Africa; Europe

Locations: North Africa; (Oran) (Phillipeville) (Bone) (Constantine) (Tibessa) (Gafia) (Tunis) (Kasserine Pass) (El Guettar) Italy (Naples) (Rome) ; France; Germany (Budingen) (Frankfurt) Holland (Heerlen); (Riviera - 3 week leave)

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Of Interest: 8/5/45 - Mentions wanted to take his jeep and look for Artie's (Blatman) grave; 6/23/43 - Meeting Jewish families in Italy; 2/5/43 - Detailed description of conditions in North Africa; 3/11/43 - Importance of Jewish service members participating in the war effort; 5/8/43 - witness to Arabs being executed for sabotoge and espionage; 10/14/43 - Helping cook make Latkes; 4/19/44 - Reference to massacre of Jewish population; 5/20/44 - Describes rapid advance in Cassino Sector, mentions invasion of U.S. rumor; 6/21/44 Describes Nazi; 10/5/44 - Describes beig on front lines and mentions Nazi atrocities in France; 6/28/45 - Describes serving as burgermeister in German village; 8/27/45 - Sending pictures of and top soil from Artie's grave to his mom, details of where Artie is buried; 5/12/45 - Details of fighting Germans, visiting concentration camp, meeting a Polish Jew at the camp, and Russians dislike for Germans;

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First Letter to Mollye: 11/18/1942
Last Letter to Mollye: 08/05/1945
Number of Items in Mollye Collection: 109
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