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First Name: Kermit

Last Name: Hynds

Birthplace: Nocona, TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Air Force (1947 - present)



Home of Record: Fort Worth, TX
Middle Name: C.



Date of Birth: 19 January 1920

Date of Death: 29 July 2008

Rank: Lieutenant Colonel

Years Served: 30
Kermit Charles Hynds
'KC'

   
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)
•  Korean War (1950 - 1953)
•  Vietnam War (1960 - 1973)

Biography:

Kermit Charles Hynds

Lt. Colonel, U. S. Air Force

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 10th Air Force, General Orders No. 36 (1942)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Kermit C. Hynds, United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry in action while serving with the TENTH Air Force during World War II.
Awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action in 1942 at southwest Pacific as reported in newspapers like The Fort Worth Star Telegram Monday 1 Feb 1943.



Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas Exceptional Gallantry

Honoree ID: 319684   Created by: drjones46

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