Herman Louis Bard

Military
media-52148.jpeg UPL 52148 Herman L. Bard

Newspaper clipping kept by Herman Bard's mother.

Object Number - UPL 52148

Assigned 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return from Ploesti 22-Jul-44; Crashed Ploesti Prisoner of War. MACR 6855





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14128365 / O-812975
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Riverside, NJ 14 June 1924 Son of Herman W and Elinore L Bard.

Enlisted

Camden, NJ 16 February 1943 Camden, New Jersey

Other

Baled out POW

Ploesti 22 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 22-Jul-44; Crashed Ploesti POW). MACR 6855.

Other

Prisoner of War

Bucharest, Romania 22 July 1944 Prisoner of War Romania.

Based

Amendola 22 July 1944 Assigned 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

97th Bomb Group Association, Inc., Roster - June 1, 2000 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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