Carl P Hershfield
Military
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UPL 38267
1st Lieutenant Carl P. Hershfield, April 27, 1944
Date hand-written on back of original
Assigned Feb 1945
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 10 April 1945
- Date: 9 April 1945
- Date: 8 April 1945
- Date: 6 April 1945
- Date: 5 April 1945
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Contributorrhershfield
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A letter to my dad after the war from Henry Eichhorn who was navigator mentioned Valmore Matto, radio operator
Contributorrhershfield
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Photo of aircraft with the name Sweeney's Brats (not Sweeny's Brats as in original entry)
Contributorrhershfield
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Found names of his crew member in the book titled "Snetterton Falcons" on page 235.
Contributorrhershfield
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Carl was my dad. I have documents confirming he was promoted to First Lieutenant.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons pg 235