Herbert W Funk Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 65891
UPL 65891
384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 10 July 1943/Abbeville, France.
Standing, Rear Row L-R: William Dietel (P), George W. Harris (AC), Colonel Budd J. Peaslee (did not fly sortie), Herbert W. Funk (NAV), Sidney P. Taylor (TG), Kenneth C. Dutton (Observer), Edward Amory (FG)
Kneeling, Front Row L-R: Clyde W. Davis (B), Howard J. Adams (TT), Wyman D. Martin (WG), Lawrence E. Dunmyer (BT), Ardell H. Bollinger (RO)
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Standing, Rear Row L-R: William Dietel (P), George W. Harris (AC), Colonel Budd J. Peaslee (did not fly sortie), Herbert W. Funk (NAV), Sidney P. Taylor (TG), Kenneth C. Dutton (Observer), Edward Amory (FG)
Kneeling, Front Row L-R: Clyde W. Davis (B), Howard J. Adams (TT), Wyman D. Martin (WG), Lawrence E. Dunmyer (BT), Ardell H. Bollinger (RO)
Shot down by fighters and crashed near Leewarden in B-17 'Sky Queen' #42-30032, Killed in Action (KIA).
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sky Queen
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 532nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Netherlands | 28 July 1944 | |
Born |
Hstngs on Hdsn, New York |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15165, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…