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HARTFORD, Herbert Holmer - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-825858 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
764th Bombardment Squadron,
461st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 July 1944 - Place of
death
Mistelbach, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Charles F. Hartford (father)
Mabel E. Hartford (mother)
Helen F. Hartford (sister)
Charles F. Hartford (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95383 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Lazy Lady
Destination: Linz, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the Herman Göring tank factory
MACR: 7035
More information
2nd Lt Herbert H. Hartford joined the Regular Army in Boston, Massachusetts on 9 December 1942.2nd Lt Douglas A. Herrin:
As I was flying No.5 position in C flight, I saw the 3 Ships ahead of me go down. Fighters came from behind, Apparently on our level and slightly above. Lt Mitchells ship, Flying in No.3 position dropped out with one engine on fire and I did not see him anymore.
A frontal attack took place and killed the Co-Pilot.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Patterson Family Tree / 1930 Census / Massachusetts Birth Index, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel