Herbert Hoffman
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled on Mission (KOM) 23-November 1942 on B-17F 41-24506, 'The Shiftless Skonk' while serving as Waist Gunner. Aircraft crashed near Watford/Leavesden on return from aborted mission to St. Nazaire, France. Aircraft had been attacked by fighters resulting in severe damage. At rest at the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Shiftless Skonk
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed on Mission (KOM) |
23 November 1942 | Killed when aircraft crashed while attempting and emergency landing at Watford/Leavesden, UK. | |
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Buried |
26 November 1942 | Cambridge American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 3, Grave 11. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 2-Dec-2014. All changes per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces." Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 2-Dec-2014. All changes per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 7-Nov-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia