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Technical Sergeant Herman J. Rotfield was born November 16, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Morris and Gertrude Rotfield. He was from Chicago, Illinois.
On March 19, 1945, he was the Radio Operator aboard B-17 tail #44-8704 when it went down over Wormlage, Germany.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 30/11/44; Hunter 17/12/44; Dow Fd 5/12/44; Assigned 339BS/96BG Snetterton 22/1/45; Missing in Action Jena Opt Wks 19/3/45 with Capt Francis Jones, Co-pilot: Dave Thomas, Bombardier: George Vandruff, Radio Operator: Herb Rotfeld,...
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| Born | Chicago, IL, USA | 16 November 1922 |
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Technical Sergeant Herman J. Rotfield was born November 16, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Morris and Gertrude Rotfield. He was from Chicago, Illinois. |
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| Died | Wormlage, Germany | 19 March 1945 |
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On March 19, 1945, he was the Radio Operator aboard B-17 tail #44-8704 when it went down over Wormlage, Germany. |
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| Buried | Neuville-en-Condroz, 4121 Neupré, Belgium | |
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He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 February 2015 04:32:27 | WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events and aircraft associations |
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IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com. |
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