Herbert Carl Borgmann
MilitaryAssigned to 98BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Transferred to USAF active reserve, serving till 1969, and a rank of Lt Colonel. Completed his education at University of Kansas in 1947 (The was had halted his university education). Worked in plant management till 1972 with Swift & Co. He he joined Wins Paper Products Inc. in 1976 and retired from the company in 1996.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 42091556
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner/ Armorer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Athol, KS | 20 May 1923 | Son of Lawrence and Elisa Borgmann. |
Enlisted |
Lawrence, KS | 8 December 1942 | Lawrence, Kansas |
Other Commissioned |
24 February 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
10 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Tarrant County, TX | 15 May 2002 | |
Buried |
Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX | 17 May 2002 | Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas |
Based |
Earls Colne | Assigned to 98BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, D790.A2S45, 1998, page 212