Ludwig Herman Huth

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Failed to Return (FTR) raid to Berlin 19-May-44 in B-17 42-31540 'Miss Donna Mae II'. Bombs from another B-17 ripped off the port stabilizer over the target condemning the pilot and crew. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14076997 / O-803868
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Donna Mae
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dickinson County, KS, USA 21 January 1923

Enlisted

881 McClellan Ave, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, USA 24 October 1942 Fort Leavenworth Kansas

Died

Oderberger Str., 10435 Berlin, Germany 19 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) raid to Berlin 19-May-44 in B-17 42-31540 'Miss Donna Mae II'. Bombs from another B-17 ripped off the port stabilizer over the target condemning the pilot and crew. Killed in Action (KIA).

Buried

Döberitz, Germany 24 May 1944 Interred Döberitz cemetery
Crawford County, KS, USA

Based

Bury St Edmunds 19 May 1944 Assigned to 331BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Buried

Sunset Hill Cemetery Herington, KS Memorialised Sunset Hill Cemetery Herington KS, USA.

Revisions

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4946 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database