Alan E Hermance
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #4229709. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Earlier on 11 February 1943, successfully belly landed B17 41-9044 when engine trouble. Mission was freight and passengers to Gibraltor. All crew and passengers were safe.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yo' Brother
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
26 July 1943 | ||
Born |
Webster, New York, USA | ||
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 26 July 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 190 / MACR 190, 1 Losses of the 8th and 9th AF Vol. I p. 75 by Bishop and Hey, WWII memorial site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database