Kenneth T Herr
Military ROLL OF HONOURPlane exploded over Hopsten, Germany (6 Killed in Action (KIA), 3 Prisoner of War (POW))
Staff Sergeant Kenneth T. Herr was born August 11, 1925, and was the son of Charles and Matilda Herr. His hometown was Evansville, Indiana.
On March 24, 1945, he was serving as Tail Gunner aboard B-17 tail #43-38685 when it was downed over Dreirwalde, Germany. He was believed to have been killed on the ground with other members of his crew by German civilians.
He is buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Evansville.
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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
Events
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Born |
Evansville, Indiana | 11 August 1925 | Staff Sergeant Kenneth T. Herr was born August 11, 1925, and was the son of Charles and Matilda Herr. His hometown was Evansville, Indiana. |
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Died |
24 March 1945 | On March 24, 1945, he was serving as Tail Gunner aboard B-17 tail #43-38685 when it was downed over Dreirwalde, Germany. He was believed to have been killed on the ground with other members of his crew by German civilians. | |
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Buried |
Evansville, IN, USA | He is buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Evansville. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 340 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia