Frederick A Herudek

Military
media-41677.jpeg UPL 41677 Hitchcock crew; 447th bomb group, 708th squadron. Standing, L-R: Sgt. Walter Sechrest, Lt. Edwin Chapin, Lt. Joseph D. Gentner, Sgt. Walter (possibly Frederick?) Herudek, Sgt. John C. Pritchett, Capt. William Hitchcock, Sgt. Fred W. Shoksnyder; Kneeling, L-R: Lt. William Fisher, Cpl. Lawrence Berry, S/Sgt. James G. Sykes, S/Sgt. Harvey May, Jr., Sgt. Charles H. Sanner, unknown ground crew 447th Bomb Group collection

from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056

Object Number - UPL 41677 - Hitchcock crew; 447th bomb group, 708th squadron. Standing, L-R: Sgt. Walter Sechrest, Lt. Edwin Chapin, Lt. Joseph D. Gentner, Sgt. Walter (possibly...

Engine trouble developed on a mission to Brunswick on 30 Jan 1944 and B-17G #42-31146 was hit by flak and attacked by fighters after leaving the formation and crashed near Goch. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Milton Glantz

42-31146

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: 25 Skidoos
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Morristown, New Jersey, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Hollland 30 January 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2277 / MACR 2277, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 41677 - Hitchcock crew; 447th bomb group, 708th squadron...