BALZER Herman W - 323 BS 91 BG

 

Herman W. BALZER

 

BALZER herman w
NUMBER OF SERVICE36180955
AGE35 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1908 
ETATIngham MICHIGAN
FAMILYSingle
RANKStaff Sergeant
FONCTIONMechanic / Gunner
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTManagers and officials MI
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 29 May 1942 Kalamazoo MICHIGAN 
 SQUADRON323rd Bomber Squadron
 GROUP91st Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH10 July 1943balzer herman w mur
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHOff Cabourg
DATA PLAN

B-17 Fortress - type F-55-BO - s/n 42-29475 OR*R "Stric Nine"

 b17

Macr: 34

Mission: Villacoublay (78)

Takeoff Station 121 Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire

Probably shot by hunter
Focke Wulf 190 driven by Fw Martin Brendel from 1./JG2

Total or partial evacuation of the crew parachute - 08h32

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of Missing
DECORATION

Air Medal

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

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Photo FDLM

victory medal

 

usaf 8air force 91bg 323bs

 

    

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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOAbmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Frédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMERGarrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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