Herman Joseph Seigfeldt

Military
media-14571.jpeg UPL 14571 Standing Lt's FD Slough, JL Warner, RL Lacombe, Scott
Kneeling L-R: Sgt's EW Harbison, JE Caillier, D Kennon, HJ Seigfeldt, Griffin, D Barth

B-24 Liberator 4124282 'Ruth-Less' a survivor of 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid. Lost on raid on V1 rocket launching ramps at Pas-de-Calais, France. Shortly after dropping their bombs, the bomber received flak damage to the # 3 and # 4 engines (both engines on the starboard wing). Not possible to make base and while attempting to find a landing area in poor weather, A/C crashed into a hill above Eastbourne, killing all crew. 10 KIA. Pilot 1st Lt James O Bolin. MACR 6385. Picture of Lt Slough Ploesti crew.

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Object Number - UPL 14571 - Standing Lt's FD Slough, JL Warner, RL Lacombe, Scott Kneeling L-R: Sgt's EW Harbison, JE Caillier, D Kennon, HJ Seigfeldt, Griffin, D Barth B-24...

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43 in B-24 Liberator 41-24282. Member of Slough Crew as a waist gunner. He completed 11 missions.



Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).



Post war: He also served in the Korean War.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24282

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ruth-Less
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Born

Son of Milton Joseph and Mary E. [Kilkelly] Seigfeldt.

Died

Buried

Holy Saviour Cemetery Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA Holy Saviour Cemetery Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

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https://www.fold3.com/record/702831993/seigfeldt-herman-j-us-wwii-hospi…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121179160/herman-joseph-seigfeldt

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http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp;
Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Jerry Brunell

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Object number: UPL 14571 - Standing Lt's FD Slough, JL Warner, RL Lacombe...