John G Herr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Oberpfaffenhofen, GR on 18 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-39967 'Mary Kay'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

324th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

91st Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-39967

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Mary Kay
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Events

Event	Location	Date
Died		18 March 1944
Born	Butte, Montana, USA
Buried
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	Germany	18 March 1944

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:04

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3224 / MACR 3224, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database