Carl P Hershfield
Military
Date hand-written on back of original
Object Number - UPL 38267 - 1st Lieutenant Carl P. Hershfield, April 27, 1944
Assigned Feb 1945
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sweeney's Brats
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 May 1945
- Official Description:
- Date: 5 May 1945
- Official Description:
- Date: 21 April 1945
- Date: 15 April 1945
- Date: 14 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Revisions
Contributorrhershfield
Changes
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A letter to my dad after the war from Henry Eichhorn who was navigator mentioned Valmore Matto, radio operator
Contributorrhershfield
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Photo of aircraft with the name Sweeney's Brats (not Sweeny's Brats as in original entry)
Contributorrhershfield
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Found names of his crew member in the book titled "Snetterton Falcons" on page 235.
Contributorrhershfield
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Carl was my dad. I have documents confirming he was promoted to First Lieutenant.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons pg 235
