Herbert Joseph Honlihan

Military

Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #4239845 'Hulcher's Vultures. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36258857 / O-812965
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hulcher's Vultures
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Shot down

07806 Weira, Germany 28 May 1944 Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 42-39845 'Hulcher's Vultures. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 28 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Born

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Revisions

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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5317 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database