Herman C Schmidt

Military
media-26298.jpeg UPL 26298 Crew of B-24 42-110029 of the 703rd Bomb Squadron of the 445th Bomb Group.
Standing: Harold Garman, ?, William Lafferty, ?
Kneeling: James Stuebgen is fourth from left.

The other airmen linked to this record were part of the crew but need identifying in this photograph.

Object Number - UPL 26298 - Crew of B-24 42-110029 of the 703rd Bomb Squadron of the 445th Bomb Group. Standing: Harold Garman, ?, William Lafferty, ? Kneeling: James Stuebgen...

Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #42110029. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 1 April 1944

Enlisted

Newark, NJ, USA 31 July 1946 Re-enlisted in the Army Air Forces

Born

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
St Clair County, IL, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3601 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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