Herbert D Autenreith
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 19551
Herbert Autenreith, Creston, Iowa, KIA with 493th BG
Charles D Taylor collection
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- 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
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
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
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
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