Herbert D Autenreith

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-19551.jpeg UPL 19551 Herbert Autenreith, Creston, Iowa, KIA with 493th BG Charles D Taylor collection

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Object Number - UPL 19551 - Herbert Autenreith, Creston, Iowa, KIA with 493th BG

Died when B-17 42-32087, carrying him home, ditched in the North Atlantic on flight to USA killing 15 members of the crew and passengers. There were 4 survivors.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A 452nd Bomb Group B-17G Flying Fortress ('M', serial number 42-32087) was damaged on the 6th of August 1944 and landed at Resmo in Sweden. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17G-35-BD. 42-32087. 452 B.G. Downed at Resmo, 6 August 1944, Sweden.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old Glory/Aint Misbehavin
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 July 1945

Born

Creston, Iowa

Buried

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial

Revisions

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ContributorDarren Jelley
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493rd BG Archives

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ContributorDarren Jelley
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493rd BG Archives

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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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ContributorAAM
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Combat Chronology Supplement, p. 203 and The 351st Bomb Group in WW II by Harris and Harbour c. 1985 REF D790G35111293. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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