Herbert P Korenko

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21620.jpeg UPL 21620 Herb Korenko playing baseball for Muhlenberg College before the war.

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Object Number - UPL 21620 - Herb Korenko playing baseball for Muhlenberg College before the war.

Herb Korenko was an outstanding baseball and football player in high school and college.

In January 1942, Korenko transferred from the National Guard to the USAAF and was commissioned a second lieutenant after completing the Bombardier Training Program in August.



Herb Korenko is buried at the Brittany American Cemetery in St-James, France. On November 21, 1943, the USAAF posthumously awarded Second Lieutenant Korenko the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and presented it to his father.



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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-29792

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Barrel House Bessie from Basin Street
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Saint-Nazaire, France 29 May 1943 On May 29, 1943 Second Lieutenant Korenko's Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (42-29792)was brought down by German anti-aircraft fire at St. Nazaire, France. It was the crew's 24th mission - one away from completing their tour of duty - and only one crew member survived. Korenko's parents were notified he was missing in action in early June and on July 30 his death was confirmed.

Born

East Lansdowne, PA 19050, USA

Buried

Herb Korenko is buried at the Brittany American Cemetery in St-James, France. On November 21, 1943, the USAAF posthumously awarded Second Lieutenant Korenko the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and presented it to his father.

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Updated personal, biographical details and media by courtesy of Gary Bedingfield at http://www.baseballsgreatestsacrifice.com/biographies

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Updated personal, biographical details and media by courtesy of Gary Bedingfield at http://www.baseballsgreatestsacrifice.com/biographies

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor

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