Herbert H Newman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Back L-R: S/Sg.t Norman Bergsma (Radio), S/Sg.t Leroy D. Kucharski (Gunner), T/Sgt. Cornelius P. Harrington (Engineer), S/Sgt. Arnold Money (Gunner), S/Sgt. Steve Kernitz (Gunner).
Front L-R: 2nd Lt. William D. Whitaker (Bombardier), 1st Lt. Herbert H. Newman (Pilot), 2nd Lt. William L. Frankhouser (Navigator), 2nd Lt. Paul G. Deininger (Co-Pilot).
Sourced from the 398th.org archive photos.
Object Number - UPL 22164 - Newman's Crew. 603rd Squadron (15/8/1944). Back L-R: S/Sg.t Norman Bergsma (Radio), S/Sg.t Leroy D. Kucharski (Gunner), T/Sgt. Cornelius P....
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.
Aircraft lost 26-Jul-44 on practice mission (salvage) 42-102553. 26-Jul-44, the A/C takeoff was being made by Deininger, who was in the left hand seat. A short runway, #17, was being used and the plane veered off to the side of the runway and collided with tractor, A/C caught fire and burned out. RTD
Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg 2-Nov-44; Shot down in B-17 42-102562 'Knockout', Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10157
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33136125 / O-768021
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13094135 / O-719051
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32716069
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32930895
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA | 18 May 1919 | Son of Ruth F Newman. |
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Died |
Merseburg, Germany | 2 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg 2-Nov-44; Shot down in B-17 42-102562 'Knockout'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10157 |
|
Buried |
Klostermansfeld, Germany | 4 November 1944 | Interred Klostermansfeld cemetery |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Roselawn Memorial Park Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR | Re-Interred Roselawn Memorial Park Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763543
https://www.fold3.com/record/703866294/blank-u-s-wwii-hospital-admissio…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188007300/herbert-h-newman
Removed # from A/C serial NO. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
398th History, Vol I and Vol II; Fortresses Over Nuthampstead, pg 28 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10157 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
