Herman Engel Jr
Military
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Object Number - UPL 52110
23 missions: 1944 - Dec 24 Euskirchen; 28 Kaiserslautern; 1945 - Jan 1 Koblenz; 3 Neunkirchen; 6 Koblenz; 13 Worms; Feb 3 Magdeberg; 6 Magdeberg; 9 Magdeberg; 11 Dulmen; 21 Nurnberg; 22 Northeim; 25 Aschaffenberg; Mar 8 Betzdorf, Berlin; 9 Rheine; 12 Swinemunde, Hamburg; 15 Berlin; 17 Hanover; 21 or 23 Munster; 24 Wesel; 25 Beuchen.
On 25 March 1945, our group dropped on west side of the Rhine River (our leader dropped early). Shot down by Me 262s; Stalag Luft I. Prisoner of War (POW). Plane was B-24 'Duboney' 42-95185
Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ POW Medal/ ETO Ribbon
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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
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New York City, New York | 14 May 1925 | |
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Other Prisoner of war |
25 March 1945 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 13549 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self MACR 13549
