Donald Lewis Hissom

S/Sgt, 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, U. S. Army

Plane Shot Down; KIA 14 October 1943, Germany.

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Compiled by Linda Cunningham Fluharty.


DONALD LEWIS HISSOM, born 19 November 1918, at Friendly, Tyler County, W.Va., was the son of Alfred Hissom and Lucy Jane Miller, married in Tyler County in 1899.

1920 Census, Union District, Tyler County W.Va.
#220
Alvin D Hissom, Head, 53, Farmer, b. Ohio
Lucy J Hissom, Wife, 41, b. W.Va.
Vaugh Hissom, Daughter, 17, Wrapper Glass Factory, b. W.Va.
Murrhel M Hissom, Daughter, 15, b. W.Va.
Cecil M. Hissom, Son, 12, b. W.Va.
Ruth E Hissom, Daughter, 10, b. W.Va.
Lottie L. Hissom, Daughter, 8, b. W.Va.
Clyde Hissom, Son, 6, b. W.Va.
James W. Hissom, Son, 4, b. W.Va.
Donald L Hissom, Son, 1, b. W.Va.

1930 Census, Paden City, Lincoln District, Tyler County W.Va.
#31 - 4th Avenue
Alven D Hissom, Head, 64, Laborer Truck Farm, b. Ohio
Lucy J Hissom, Wife, 51, b. W.Va.
Vaughn Hissom, Daughter, 27, Wrapper Glass Factory, b. W.Va.
Ruth E Hissom, Daughter, 21, Select ware Pottery, b. W.Va.
Clyde J Hissom, Son, 17, b. W.Va.
James W Hissom, Son, 14, b. W.Va.
Donald L Hissom, Son, 11, b. W.Va.
Betty J Hissom, Daughter, 7, b. W.Va.
Buelah L Hissom, Granddaughter, 8, b. W.Va.
Carl I Hissom, Grandson, 5, b. W.Va.

1940 Census, Paden City, Lincoln District, Tyler County W.Va.
#143
Lucy J Hissom, Head, 60, Widow, b. W.Va.
Vaughn Hissom, Daughter, 36, Chipper Pottery, b. W.Va.
Ruth E Hissom, Daughter, 21, Select ware Pottery, b. W.Va.
James Hissom, Son, 24, Clay Room Pottery, b. W.Va.
Donald L Hissom, Son, 22, Clay Room Pottery, b. W.Va.
Betty Hissom, Daughter, 17, b. W.Va.
Robert Crother, Grandson, 19, Clay Room Pottery, b. W.Va.
Buelah Hissom, Granddaughter, 18, b. W.Va.
Carl Hissom, Grandson, 15, b. W.Va.

Draft

Donald Hissom enlisted in the Army 22 January 1942.

burial

The W.Va. Death Record for Donald Hissom indicates he was married to Jane Mitchell.

Buried at Northview Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W.Va.

Marker
Photo by Teresa LeMaster Fordyce, find-a-grave.


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