Halstead Sherrill
MilitaryShot down 16-Aug-44 in B-17G 42-31634 while serving as Pilot. Aircraft was attacked by German fighters and blew up in mid-air while on a mission to bomb the aircraft factories at Halle, Germany.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Texas Chubby, The JVille Jolter
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Littletown, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Eichenberg, Germany | 16 August 1944 | Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters, blew up and crashed near Eichenberg, Germany |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, 6269 NA Migraten, Netherlands | Buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot E, Row 5, Grave 13. |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 13-Dec-2014. Added decoration and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; added KIA event per MACR 8184; made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 8184 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database