Herbert F Kohlston

Military

Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #4231364 'Nuttall's Nut House. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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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

Herbert Emerson Altstaetter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 3555092
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

42-31364

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nuttal's Nut House
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 May 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5268 / MACR 5268, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database