Herman Louis Bard
Military
media-52148.jpeg
UPL 52148
Herman L. Bard
Newspaper clipping kept by Herman Bard's mother.
Assigned 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return from Ploesti 22-Jul-44; Crashed Ploesti Prisoner of War. MACR 6855
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14128365 / O-812975
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Riverside, NJ | 14 June 1924 | Son of Herman W and Elinore L Bard. |
Enlisted |
Camden, NJ | 16 February 1943 | Camden, New Jersey |
Other Baled out POW |
Ploesti | 22 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 22-Jul-44; Crashed Ploesti POW). MACR 6855. |
Other Prisoner of War |
Bucharest, Romania | 22 July 1944 | Prisoner of War Romania. |
Based |
Amendola | 22 July 1944 | Assigned 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
97th Bomb Group Association, Inc., Roster - June 1, 2000 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia