Harold Howard Pinder (1922 - 2008)

Born 22 Sep 1922 in McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 21 Oct 2008 at age 86 in Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Lt. Harold Pinder served in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II
Service started: 29 Jan 1942
Unit(s): 44th Bombardment Group
Service ended: 9 Jan 1946

Lieutenant Harold Pinder was a Prisoner of War Stalag Luft III & Stalag XIII-D Germany during World War II.

Harold Howard Pinder ^{[1] [2]}

Harold H Pinder ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Harold Pinder ^{[10] [11]}

Birth
22 Sep 1922
McKees Rocks, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ^{[1] [5] [6] [7]}

Death
21 Oct 2008
Ross Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Burial
Allegheny County Memorial Park
Allison Park, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ^[2]

Residence

1930 Butler, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son ^[10]

1935 Hanover, Washington, Pennsylvania Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son ^[11]

1940 Hanover Township, Hanover, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son ^[11]

1950 Burgettstown, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA ^[1]

Military Service

Hal joined the U.S. Army Air Corps on 29 Jany 1942, two days after his brother John signed up. He had not even registered for the draft yet. ^{[1] [3]}

He became a pilot of B-24 Liberators for the 44th Bombardment Group, known as the Flying Eightballs, flying out of England and participated in missions over Nazi occupied Europe. On 29 January 1944 during a bombing mission to Frankfort, Germany, on only his 10th mission, his plane, the Sky Queen, was attacked by German fighters and was shot down by an FW-190. ^[8] It was reported that the plane took hits to the right wing causing it to lose altitude. Of the 10 man crew, only 5 survived the attack and became German POWs. ^[12]

According to testimony by S/Sgt Fred D Brown who was also shot down in that raid, while evading the Germans he met a man on a bicycle who, while holding out a card he found in a parachute, asked him if he was the name on the card: H.H. Pinder. This occurred near Gouvy, Belgium. ^[13]

S/Sgt Fred D Brown Escape and Evasion Testimony

Captured by the Germans, he was first held as a POW at Stalag Luft III, Sagan-Silesia Bavaria. Due to Soviet troop advances in the winter of 1944 Hal was moved to Stalag XIII-D, Nuremberg-Langwasser where he was held until this camp was liberated by Allied troops on 16 April, 1945. ^{[4] [9]}

11 District Men Among Missing

Burgettstown Flier Prisoner in Germany

A Monument to the fallen crew members of B-24H 42-7547, Sky Queen, was erected in Houffalize, Belgium. ^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Pennsylvania (State). World War II Veterans Compensation Applications, circa 1950s. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ancestry Record 3147 #1442982 Transcript: Harold Howard Pinder Birth Date: 22 Sep 1922 Birth Place: McKees Rocks, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Residence Date: 15 Feb 1950 Residence Place: Burgettstown, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
   Ancestry Com Image of record.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 13 June 2021), memorial page for Harold Howard “Hal” Pinder (22 Sep 1922–21 Oct 2008), Find A Grave: Memorial #228436880 , citing Allegheny County Memorial Park, Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by LJPitt (contributor 49327502) .
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8PX-R4P : 5 December 2014), Harold H Pinder, enlisted 29 Jan 1942, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-3KG6 : 18 February 2016), Harold H Pinder, 29 Jan 1944; citing Military Service, Germany, NARA NAID 1263907 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS75-VNY : 12 January 2021), Harold H Pinder, 21 Oct 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1950-2010; Series Number: Series 4 Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 1967 #1612197 Transcript: Harold H Pinder Birth Date: 22 Sep 1922 Age: 86 Death Date: 21 Oct 2008 Military Branch: Army Veteran of Which War: World War II Registration County: Allegheny Cemetery Name: Allegheny Cemetery Cemetery Location: Allison Park, Pennsylvania
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Ancestry Record 2441 #6014535 Transcript: Harold H Pinder Gender: Male Birth Date: 22 Sep 1922 Death Date: 21 Oct 2008
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} American Air Museum of Britain Harold H Pinder 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs Shot down by FW190 on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-24H #42-7547 'Sky Queen'. Prisoner of War (POW). This was his 10th mission
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Sons of Liberty Museum org Harold H Pinder - captured by GERMANY and was imprisoned at Stalag Luft 3 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH86-FJK : accessed 13 June 2021), Harold Pinder in household of John J Pinder, Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 3A, line 31, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2009; FHL microfilm 2,341,743.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ7J-HJH : 7 January 2021), Harold Pinder in household of John J Pinder, Hanover Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 63-84, sheet 15A, line 30, family 311, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3623.
12. ↑ American Air Museum of Britain Sky Queen Nicknames Sky Queen Production block number B-24H-1-FO Liberator Manufacturer Ford
13. ↑ U.S. Army Escape and Evasion Reports, 1942 - 1945 Testimony of S/Sgt Fred D Brown Page 2
14. ↑ Monument to the fallen crew members of B-24H 42-7547

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