Gerhardt E Hildebrandt

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Augsberg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31328. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (WF-E, serial number 42-31820) of the 364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group trailing smoke. Handwritten caption on reverse: '25/2/44.'

42-31820

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

25 February 1944

Born

Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Buried

Massachusetts

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 25 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2541 / MACR 2541, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database