Herbert Leon Springer
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-5885 'Kipling's Error III'. Plane crashed into Baltic, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kipling's Error the III
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Poland | 11 April 1944 | |
Born |
Belle Harbor, New York |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Updated Middle Name & Added S/N per MACR 3809 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/29622044
Changed the label of the “Died” event to "Killed in Action (KIA)" per info in the "Summary biography".
Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the A/C #42-5885 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3809; Snetterton Falcons, pg 131