Jacob Herman III
MilitaryAssigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. Hailey crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery in B-24 44-41158; hit by fighters, aflame and with three engines out, crashed Olomouc, Czech. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10650
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-705686
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bergen County, NJ | 1 February 1923 | Son of Jacob Herman Jr. |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 14 December 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Died |
Olomouc, Czech | 17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery in B-24 44-41158; hit by fighters, aflame and with three engines out, crashed Olomouc, Czech. KIA MACR 10650 |
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Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery New Windsor, Orange County, NY | Re-Interred Woodlawn Cemetery New Windsor, Orange County, NY | |
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Based |
Torretta | 17 December 1944 | Assigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. |