Herman William BUCK
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 12143946 | ||||||
AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1920 | ||||||
ETAT | Queens NEW YORK | ||||||
FAMILY |
Single | ||||||
RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Clerks, general office | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 19 September1942 New York City NEW YORK | ||||||
SQUADRON | 836th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 487th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 2 July 1944 | ||||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Siracourt Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, PAS-DE-CALAIS | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type H-15-FO - s/n 42-52609 2G*? Carré-P "Murph's Mighty Mob" Macr: 6770 Mission: Siracourt Takeoff Station 137 Lavenham, Suffolk Shots by flak - Airplane in flames partially evacuated at 14:07 to 7,000 feet | ||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
Crew of B-24 Liberator - type H-15-FO - s/n 42-52609 2G*? Carré-P"Murph's Mighty Mob" | ||||||
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2nd Lieutenant | James A | LOGAN | Pilot | Dead | Veterans Cem. Somerville, MASSACHUSETTS | O-690319 - 23 yo - Somerville, MASSACHUSETTS |
2nd Lieutenant | Bruno MATIKA | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-758713 - AM+1/PH - Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA | |
2nd Lieutenant | Harry LeRoy | DORAN | Navigator | Prisoner- Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 | O-703964 - Born the 18/06/1922 - Nyack, NEW YORK | |
S/Sergeant | William T. JOHNSON | Radio/Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 32783290 - AM+1/PH - Tottenville 7, Staten Island, NEW YORK - Would have evacuated and died on the ground | |
T/Sergeant | George Hubert | GREER | Mechanic/Gunner | Prisoner- Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 11131195 - Jamaica Plain, MASSACHUSETTS - Hospitalized in Lille-Calmette | |
S/Sergeant | Max W. WILSON | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 18036098 - AM+1/PH - Clarendon, TEXAS | |
S/Sergeant | Herman William BUCK | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 12143946 - AM+1 - Woodhaven, NEW YORK | |
S/Sergeant | Louis | PELLIZZER | Gunner | Dead | Jefferson Barracks Nat Cem. - Saint Louis, MISSOURI | 39836172 - San Mateo, CALIFORNIA |
Sergeant | John Finlay | ROSS | Bomber | Prisoner- Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | 32311844 - Savannah, GEORGIA | |
Logan Crew - 836th SquadronBack row L to R: 2nd Lt James A. Logan (pilot), 2nd Lt Bruno Matika (co-pilot), Larry D. Weeks (bombardier), 2nd Lt Harry L. Doran (navigator) |
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | 487thbg.org |
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Abmc.gov - Facebook.com - Aad.archives.gov - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries - Findagrave.com Paul WEBBER |
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PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |