Harry Junior Hershey
Military
Object Number - UPL 66430 - 1st Lt Harry J. Hershey
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), ACM, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 612th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 612th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 39853397
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33581297
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 612th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 38195262
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Salvo Sadie
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
23 January 1921 | BornBelvue, Kansas | |
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Enlisted |
6 April 1942 | EnlistedFort Riley, Kansas | |
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Died |
6 July 2016 | DiedTopeka, Kansas | |
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Buried |
9 July 2016 | InterredHolton CemeteryHolton, Kansas |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=39
