Glenn Arthur Herter
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 48390 - 2nd Lt Glenn A Herter, 4FG.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Last seen chasing an Fw190 and crashed near Wittenburg on a bomber support mission on 3-Mar-44 in P-51 43-6740. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3045.
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Sand Man
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
California, USA | 4 May 1923 | |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 25 May 1943 - 3 March 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 27 November 1943 | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. |
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Enlisted |
Canada | 27 November 1943 | |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 14 January 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
19243 Wittenburg, Germany | 3 March 1944 | Last seen chasing an Fw190 and crashed near Wittenburg on a bomber support mission on 3-Mar-44 in P-51 43-6740. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3045. |
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Born |
Windsor, Ontario, CANADA | ||
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Buried |
Heavenly Rest Catholic Cemetery WindsorEssex CountyOntario, Canada | Heavenly Rest Catholic Cemetery Windsor Essex County Ontario, Canada. |
Revisions
The following Article from Newpapers.com confirm additional medals
https://www.newspapers.com/image/501293544/?terms=Glenn%20A.%20Herter&m…
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3045 / MACR 3045, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
