Herbert Fernous
MilitaryAssigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Remained onboard battle damaged B-26 41-31875 back from ramrod to Abbeville, crash landed at Eastbourne, Returned to Duty (RTD). 28-Feb-44. MACR 15197.
Failed to Return (FTR) from bombing mission to Zudausques, France in B-26 41-31849. Hit by flak over target in port engine and wing. fell out of formation going into a tight spin, ending with explosion on impact. Killed in Action (KIA). 20-Mar-44. MACR 2845.
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Personnel of the 322nd Bomb Group with a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-17934) nicknamed "Pappy's Pram". Image stamped on reverse: 'Reveiwed and passed [illegible] 1943.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 'PN-Q 322.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x1/public/freeman/media-379976.jpg.webp?itok=tMa-oy2z)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-792324
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling

- Site type: Cemetery
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Camp Upton Rd, Shirley, NY 11967, USA | 16 March 1942 | Camp Upton Yaphank, NY. |
Died |
62500 Zudausques, France | 20 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) from bombing mission to Zudausques, France in B-26 41-31849. Hit by flak over target in port engine and wing. fell out of formation going into a tight spin, ending with explosion on impact. KIA. 20-Mar-44. MACR 2845. |
Buried |
62500 Zudausques, France | 21 March 1944 | Interred Zudausques cemetery. |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | King County, NY. | ||
Born |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | ||
Based |
Andrews Field | 20 March 1944 | Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Re-Interred Arlington National Cemetery |
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