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MOENING, Herman Gerad - Date of
birth
26 September 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Dayton, Mahoning County, Ohio -
Hometown
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35422735 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Toggler -
Unit
359th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 May 1944 - Place of
death
Pichelsberg, near Berlin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 43 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herman H. Moening (father)
Minnie M. (Flohre) Moening (mother)
Virginia M. Moening (sister)
Ruth Moening (sister)
Viola Moening (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31386 -
Data
Nickname: Sky Duster
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 4949
More information
S/Sgt Herman G. Moening was a former Stivers and Parker Coopreative student and employe of the Master Electric Company.He enlisted on 28 October 1942 and was overseas since September 1943.
The airplane was hit in the nose by flak and n° 3 blew off. It exploded and crashed. Six crew members were killed, four were taken prisoner.
S/Sgt Moening was initially buried at the POW Cemetery in Elsgrund-Döberitz on 24 May 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, 303BombGroup, WW2memorial, www.ancestry.com, MACR, Birth Record / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com