Mark M. Hertz, USAAF, 8th AF, 100th BG, Navigator and Bombardier

"2nd Lt Hertz shows up in records as flying as the Navigator on the [Capt. Henry F. Smith] Crew but left the crew after the July 8, 1944 Clamecy-Joigny mission to become a Pathfinder Bombardier (Lead Crew) with the 100th Bomb Group and the 95th Bomb Group."

2ND LT MARK M. HERTZ NAV/BOM POW 28 JUL 44 MERSEBURG

(SN# 0-700104 – SEE NOTE BELOW)



Biographical Information from the Library of Congress Veterans History project website.

An Oral History Interview at St. Thomas University is filed with the Library of Congress.

Name:

Mark M. Hertz

Place of Birth:

St. Paul, MN

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

8th Air Force, 100th Bomb Group, 350th Bomb Squadron

Location of Service:

Thorpe-Abbot [Air Base], England; Stalag Luft III Prisoner of War (POW) camp, Germany

Highest Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Service Related Injury: Yes.



Collection Information

Interviewer:

Jason Leonard

Contributor:

Ann Kenne

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

University of St. Thomas Libraries

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/16985

Subjects:

Hertz, Mark

World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Prisoner of War (POW)

Cite as:

Mark Hertz Collection (AFC/2001/001/16985), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Repository Location:

University of St. Thomas Libraries



See also his 8th AFHS-MN webpage at

https://sites.google.com/site/8thafhsmn/pictures/mark-hertz-8th-af-100t…



Shot down 28 July 1944 in AC #4297555. Prisoner of War (POW). Plane was hit by flak and fighters and exploded the oxygen tank, jumped successfully, landed successfully near Leipzig, Germany, July 28 1944.



POW; Air Medal