Paul L Herring
Military
In the back row from left to right:
Technical Sergeant George Goetz, Top-Turret gunner;
Technical Sergeant Bob Doherty, Radio Operator;
Staff Sergeant Luigi Iacoviello, left waist gunner;
Staff Sergeant Roy Johnson, Ball Turret operator;
Staff Sergeant Everett Johnson, right waist gunner;
Staff Sergeant Charles A Haywood, Tail Gunner.
In the front row left to right:
First Lieutenant Paul Herring, Pilot;
Flight Officer Charles Beard, Co-Pilot;
Second Lieutenant John Wilson, Navigator;
and Second Lieutenant William Wood, Bombardier.
Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Laces Aces" 339th sq 96BG Rear L-R T/S Geo Goetz TT, T/S Bob Woherty R/O, S/S Luigi Iacovello LWG, S/S Roy Johnson BTO, S/S Everett Johnson RWG S/S, Charles A Haywood TG. Front L-R 1/LT Paul Herring P, F/O Charles Beard CP, 2/LT John Wilson N, 2/LT William Wood.' Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 868 - A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group with the chin turret of their B-17G Flying Fortress. In the back row from left to right: Technical Sergeant...
Crashed near Wiesbaden on 24 Dec 44 in B-17 #43-38173, Prisoner of War (POW).
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Hyattsville, Maryland, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 December 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11116 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
