Richard C Herbst

Military
media-47376.jpeg UPL 47376 1st Lt Richard C Herbst

Pictures of my father. --Rich Herbst

Object Number - UPL 47376 - 1st Lt Richard C Herbst

Richard Herbst served as a pilot with the 55th Fighter Group and the 78th Fighter Group.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Lady Lorene II
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

End of War

11 April 1923 Born in Igersheim, Germany

Enlisted

Transferred

28 February 1943

Other

Discharged

13 December 1945

Died

Promoted

16 February 2013 Died in Redlands, CA

Revisions

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ContributorRCHerbst
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RCHerbst - AAC info from my Dad's records

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ContributorRCHerbst
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RCHerbst - my Dad

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ContributorLucy May
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132

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ContributorAAM
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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