Louis R Hereford

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
A P-51 mustang aircraft of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group - based at Duxford. The aircraft (serial number 44-63209) was named "Sherman Was Right" - originally piloted by First Lieutenant Frank E. Oiler. The phrase referenced remarks made by General William T. Sherman (who had commanded Union forces during the American Civil War) - "There is many a boy here today who thinks war is all glory but, boys, it is all hell." This aircraft was lost on an escort mission on 3rd March 1945, when being media-388339.jpg FRE 5603 A P-51 mustang aircraft of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group - based at Duxford. The aircraft (serial number 44-63209) was named "Sherman Was Right" - originally piloted by First Lieutenant Frank E. Oiler. The phrase referenced remarks made by General William T. Sherman (who had commanded Union forces during the American Civil War) - "There is many a boy here today who thinks war is all glory but, boys, it is all hell." This aircraft was lost on an escort mission on 3rd March 1945, when being piloted by Lieutenant Louis R. Hereford. Handwritten on slide casing:"209 1/Lt.Frank E. Oiler C.T. Bendorf" Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5603 - A P-51 mustang aircraft of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group - based at Duxford. The aircraft (serial number 44-63209) was named "Sherman...

Killed in Action (KIA) 4 March 1945 in A/C #44-63209 'Sherman Was Right!'.



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A P-51 Mustang aircraft WZ-S, (serial number 44-63209), named “Sherman Was Right”. The phrase derives from a speech in which General William T. Sherman (commander of a Union Army in the American Civil War) said: “There is many a boy here who looks on war as all glory but, boys, war is all hell.” First Lieutenant Frank E. Oiler, pilot of the aircraft is stood alongside it.

44-63209

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Sherman was Right!
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Events

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Died

4 March 1945

Born

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Killed in Action (KIA)

4 March 1945

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ABMC Newspapers National Archive

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ABMC, MACR 13399 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13399 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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A P-51 mustang aircraft of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group - based at Duxford. The aircraft (serial number 44-63209) was named "Sherman Was Right" - originally piloted by First Lieutenant Frank E. Oiler. The phrase referenced remarks made by General William T. Sherman (who had commanded Union forces during the American Civil War) - "There is many a boy here today who thinks war is all glory but, boys, it is all hell." This aircraft was lost on an escort mission on 3rd March 1945, when being

Object number: FRE 5603 - A P-51 mustang aircraft of the 84th Fighter...

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Newspaper article Louis Hereford The Huntsville Times March 28 1943

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Newspaper article Louis Hereford The Huntsville Times February 4 1945

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