Herman Lodinger
Military
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Louis F Koch, 1Lt Thomas F Comi, Capt Robert E Lamb, 2Lt Harold Lodinger.
Front L-R: T/Sgt Carl E Miller, S/Sgt Everett M Cayford, S/Sgt Marshall A Tharpe, S/Sgt Micheal A Koussa, S/Sgt Francis J Morello.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12019-D81703AC.
Object Number - UPL 23186 - Crew members of the 753rd Bomb Squadron, 458th Bomb Group, pose beside a Consolidated B-24 somewhere in England. 13 November 1944. Rear L-R: T/Sgt...
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshaven in B-24 41-28778 31-Jul-44; shot down by flak and baled out Viernhsim. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7747
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-438667
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Camden, SC | 18 October 1922 | Son of Abraham and Rose Lodinger. |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 30 June 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 31 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Viernhsim, Germany | 31 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshaven in B-24 41-28778 31-Jul-44; shot down by flak and baled out Viernhsim. POW MACR 7747 |
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Died |
Jacksonville, Duval County, FL | 10 December 2017 | |
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Buried |
Jacksonville Jewish Center Memorial Park Jacksonville, Duval County, FL | 13 December 2017 | Jacksonville Jewish Center Memorial Park Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida |
| Jacksonville, Florida | |||
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Based |
Hethel | 31 July 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- https://www.fold3.com/image/29436106
- the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- http://www.458bg.com/crew20lamb.htm;
- MACR 7747 / 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 / MACR 7747