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Personal info

Full name
HERRON, Edwin Ross
Date of birth
13 November 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
O-804332
Rank
Captain
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
551st Bombardment Squadron,
385th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Distinguished Flying Cross

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
3 km south of Senske, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 41 43

Immediate family

Members
William S. Herron (father)
Loree I. (Banks) Herron (mother)
Vivian S. Herron (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
44-8143
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 9516

More information

At 1207 hours, at the I.P., enemy fighters attacked in mass formation from the rear and above, coming out of the clouds. The first attack reduced the Group strength to 2 B-17s (which two is undetermined). The fighters then returned and in another mass attack, using the same tactics, shot down the remaining two. Attacks were very aggressive and sudden.

No exact information of the attack is available because no B-17 of the Group concerned returned.

Three crew members were taken prisoner, seven men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Senske, Germany.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.facesbeyondthegraves.com/herron.html, www.ancestry.com - Stars and Stripes - 9 May 1954 / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com http://www.facesbeyondthegraves.com/herron.html