Hirschel Loeb Gutman was born on 1 May 1915 in Bristol, Tennessee. He was the son of Joseph Gutman and Isabelle ‘Belle’ Rice.
Died 20 April 1944
Buried at Temple Israel Cemetery, Wakefield, MA

First Lieutenant
328th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, Heavy

Lt Hirschel L. Gutman was a crewmember of aircraft B-24D with serial number 42-63972. He was stationed in England. He flew over Germany and crashed on return to the base.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart

Crew members
1st Lt Hirschel L. Gutman
2nd Lt Edgar S. Crouthamel
S/Sgt Robert E. Carrier
S/Sgt Andrew J. Smilnyek
S/Sgt Vail S. Wolfe
T/Sgt Ivan M. Wright

The Boston Globe, 11 May 1944
Lt. Hirschel L. Gutman, 28, of Brookline, first pilot of a Liberator with the 8th Air Force based in England, and a veteran of 26 combat missions over Europe, was killed in action April 20, according to word from the War Department received by his mother, Mrs. Belle Rice Gutman, 673 Boylston st. Brookline. Lt. Gutman, who held the Air Medal and had been awarded four Oak Leaf Clusters, also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Arnold H. Adler, and Mrs. Paul Simons, Both of Brookline. His father, Joseph, died in April.

  • Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Date of birth:
  • 1 May 1915
  • Date of death: 20 April 1944
  • County: Sullivan
  • Hometown: Bristol
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 328th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, Heavy
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Temple Israel Cemetery, Wakefield, MA
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XVIII, Bottom Panel
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