Halstead Sherrill

Military

Shot down 16-Aug-44 in B-17G 42-31634 while serving as Pilot. Aircraft was attacked by German fighters and blew up in mid-air while on a mission to bomb the aircraft factories at Halle, Germany.

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Texas Chubby, The JVille Jolter
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Littletown, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Eichenberg, Germany 16 August 1944 Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters, blew up and crashed near Eichenberg, Germany

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, 6269 NA Migraten, Netherlands Buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot E, Row 5, Grave 13.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 13-Dec-2014. Added decoration and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; added KIA event per MACR 8184; made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 8184 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database