Herbert Eugene Yeryar

Military

Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Bill Kopf crew. 4 x combat missions. 10-Oct-43 in B-17 #42-29557 'Yankee Girl' returning from mission, struck hanger at RAF Desford, Returned to Duty (RTD).



Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 #42-3216 'The Joker', Evaded capture (EVD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Served in Korean and Vietnam conflicts.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

William Everett Kopf

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17029122 / O-800900
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (XK-D, serial number 42-29557) of the 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group takes off. Handwritten caption on reverse: '30/6/43.'

42-29557

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yankee Gal
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 366th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group

42-3216

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Joker
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Greene, IN 29 December 1921 Son of Herbert Lee and Doris Angeline [Dayton] Yeryar.

Enlisted

7 July 1942

Other

Discharged USAAF

31 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Other

Discharged USAF

1 August 1970 Honourable discharge.

Died

9 April 1973

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National CemeteryLemay, St. Louis County, MO 13 April 1973 Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri

Other

Evaded

Dilsen, Belgium 14 October 2003 Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-3216 'The Joker' Evaded capture (EVD)

Based

Grafton Underwood 14 October 1943 Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 841 / MACR 841, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p p. 327, 336 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database