Walter S Hern Jr
Military
William Nunn is standing in the top row all the way to the left.
This crew was shot down over Holland after a direct flak hit in the bomb bay.
Standing:
2/Lt William Nunn, KIA;
2/Lt Harrison Evans, POW;
2/Lt Raymond McReary, KIA;
2/Lt Walter Hearn, evaded capture
Kneeling:
Sgt Carleton Harrison, POW;
Sgt Jesse Brown, POW;
Cpl Walter Linton, POW;
Cpl Harold Hollingshead, POW;
Cpl Walter Homa, evaded capture,
Cpl William Yorio, KIA
Object Number - UPL 7568 - Aircraft 42-95626. William Nunn is standing in the top row all the way to the left. This crew was shot down over Holland after a direct flak hit...
Evaded (EVD) Shot down by flak and crashed at Bergen in B-24 #4295626 on 8/26/44
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Evaded (EVD) |
Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands | 26 August 1944 | Hern evaded capture with the assistance of the C.M. v/d Boom family in Halsteren, Holland |
|
Born |
Houston, Texas |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 8475 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Also:
http://www.446bg.com/missions/mission_photos/8_44photos.htm
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8475 & Page 294 in the book THE SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition, D790.A2S45