Herman Stanley Rasmussen

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-14152.jpeg UPL 14152 Left to right: 2nd Lt. Herman S. Rasmussen, 1st Lt. Robert A. Cammer and Lt. Robert C. Buchholz.

Personal research & 'The Debden Warbirds' by Frank E. Speer.

Object Number - UPL 14152 - Left to right: 2nd Lt. Herman S. Rasmussen, 1st Lt. Robert A. Cammer and Lt. Robert C. Buchholz.

2nd Lt. Herman S. Rasmussen was killed in action (KIA) when he was hit by flak while strafing the Munich-Bruntthal aerodrome on 9 April 1945. He baled at low altitude from his P-51 Mustang #44-13788 near Neuberg, but his 'chute did not open in time.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 9 April 1944

Born

Oakland, California, USA

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Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.

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Personal research & 'The Debden Warbirds' by Frank E. Speer.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13946 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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