Herman J Ball
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - FRE 1503 - A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5906) nicknamed "Sandra Kay". Printed caption on reverse:...
Killed on mission in returning from mission to Bordeaux and La Pallice on B-17 #42-5906 'Sondra Kay'. Rain squalls dispersed the 388th BG. AC crashed at Pembridge south of RAF Shobdon.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-794117
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 16 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wisconsin, USA | 27 February 1906 | |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | 2 June 1942 | |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 17 July 1943 - 16 September 1943 | 17 combat missions |
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Died |
Llanyre, Llandrindod Wells LD1 6NG, UK | 16 September 1943 | Lt. Cox, in A/C 42-5906 "Sandra Kay", crashed just south of the RAF station at Shobdon. All 10 crew members were killed. |
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Buried |
Minneapolis, MN 55450, USA | Fort Snelling National Cemetery • Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Plot C-25, 0, 14177 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 363, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
