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Personal info

Full name
HEBERT, Kenneth Clarence
Date of birth
27 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
18149871
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner
Unit
566th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
11 April 1944
Place of death
In the area of Gellersen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Philip Hebert (father)
Philomena Hebert (mother)
Vivian Hebert (sister)
Philip Hebert (brother)
Harold Hebert (brother)
Lloyd Hebert (brother)
Virginia A. Hebert (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-109817
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Kansas City Kitty
Destination: Oschersleben, Germany
MACR:3781

More information

Aircraft was attacked by fighters just prior to target. No3 engine and wing were seriously damaged. A/C followed formation to target and completed its bomb run. Pilot kept A/C flying to allow seven of the crew bail out. Pilot and three others were killed when A/C exploded in air. Another airman was killed when his parachute failed to deploy. Six were made POW's.

Sgt Herbert bailed out prior to the explosion ,and they saw a man falling through the air with an un-deployed parachute and believed it was Sgt Herbert.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Michel Beckers, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, 1930 US Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Arie-Jan van Hees