Julius F Herrick
MilitaryShot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-39878. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5336
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: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-762075
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39575352
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15065175
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner, Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-707291
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: War Eagle
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Boulder, CO, USA | 21 May 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Shot down |
54314 Zerf, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-39878. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5336 |
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Born |
Mesa, Arizona, USA | ||
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Based |
Chelveston | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 365BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
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https://www.fold3.com/page/84623099-julius-f-herrick/facts
Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5336 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database