Herb Emanuel Helstrom
MilitaryAssigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Nabinger crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechhammer in B-17 42-38213; flak destroyed nose of A/C Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6519
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 815th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32476800 / O-691537
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Spokane, WA | 16 July 1921 | Son of Anna L Helstrom. |
Enlisted |
Spokane, WA | 12 August 1942 | Spokane, Washington |
Died |
Blechhammer, Germany | 7 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blechhammer in B-17 42-38213; flak destroyed nose of A/C Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6519 |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot C Row 2 Grave 24 | |
Based |
Amendola | 7 July 1944 | Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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