Joseph R Herbert

Military

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

UPL 65824 UPL 65824 Donald I. Collins, Ball Turret Gunner, Herbert Crew, 544th BS, 384th BG. KIA/MIA 3 February 1944, Mission No. 206

The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35538/category/Herbert_J

544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group Grafton Underwood Joseph Zebrowski Joseph R Herbert Frank Farthing Robert Holland Myers Arthur J Buckley Ralph G Carroll James Douglas Boone John Narog Charles Van Riper Donald Ivan Collins On

Object Number - UPL 65824 - Donald I. Collins, Ball Turret Gunner, Herbert Crew, 544th BS, 384th BG. KIA/MIA 3 February 1944, Mission No. 206

Flew 28 missions with Crew # 41 Nov. 1943-April, 1944. Planes flown include 'OurBaby' returned to base with over 200 holes

4 air medals and Dist. Flying Cross

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Units served with

384th Bomb Group

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

544th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Donald Ivan Collins

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39606925
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Philadelphia	26 February 1916

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:17:31

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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