Herbert J Ross
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
US Official photo from National Archives in College Park, MD, shared with the American Air Museum by Virginia War Memorial researcher Bill Wheeler.
Object Number - UPL 26528 - Crew of B-24 (serial number 42-7487).
Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-24 #42-7487 'Million $ Baby', Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Million Dollar Baby
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
4 January 1944 | ||
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Born |
Bluefield, West Virginia, USA | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 4 January 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ABMC, MACR 1907 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1907 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database