Herbert E Fritts
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 22288 - 2nd Lt Herbert E Fritts [Washington DC], 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod mission, failed to pull out of strafing run on train in P-51B 42-106874, crashed near Hambergen. 2nd Lt Fritts Killed in Action (KIA). 24-May-44. MACR 5402.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
District of Columbia, USA | 29 August 1922 | Son of John Harvey and Frances May [Barrett] Fritts. |
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Died |
27729 Hambergen, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod mission, failed to pull out of strafing run on train in P-51B 42-106874, crashed near Hambergen. 2nd Lt Fritts Killed in Action (KIA). 24-May-44. MACR 5402. |
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Buried |
12 October 1948 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA | |
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Assigned |
Washington, DC, USA | ||
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Other Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford, Norfolk IP26, UK | 24 May 1944 | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
6269 Margraten, Netherlands | Margraten-Aachen, Holland. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5402 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
