John B Herboth Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURImage of Herboth from United States Army Air Forces, "389th Bombardment Group: a pictorial review of operations in the ETO" (1946). World War Regimental Histories. 129. Published on line by Bangor Public Library without copyright.
Killed in Action on 7 April 1945, when flying co-pilot on B-24 44-49524 on a mission over Duneberg-Neumunster.
Herboth's aircraft was rammed by fighters of Sonderkommando Elbe, and he was killed instantly.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator, Radar, Radar Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
14 April 1913 | ||
Died |
7 April 1945 | ||
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Revisions
Missing Air Crew Report via Fold 3
Information provided by John Maggio, friend of a relative of John Herboth
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia