John R Hebert
Military
Back Row, left to right:
Luther D. Moore, ball turret gunner
Don E. Harps, flight engineer and top turret gunner
Walter W. Cook, left waist gunner
T. Grover Hayes, radio operator
Henry F. Beitsch, right waist gunner
John R. Hebert, tail gunner
Front Row, left to right:
Lieutenant Jess L. High, navigator
Lieutenant Andrew P. Corcoran, bombardier
Lieutenant James F. Wilson, first pilot
Lieutenant Edward J. Davidson, co pilot
Corrected date of photo from June 9, 1944 to September 6, 1944.
Object Number - UPL 19347 - Lieutenant James F. Wilson and Crew and Forbidden Fruit II, U.S. Army 8th Air Force, 452nd Bomb Group, 731st Bomb Squadron, Station 142, Deopham...
11 January 1945, James F. Wilson and crew, including tail gunner John R. Hebert, flew a bombing mission over Hamburg. Targets were German submarine bases. Anti-aircraft shell made a direct hit on plane; shell entered plane missing radio operator, T. Grover Hayes, by inches. Missile exited, and then exploded. T. Grover Hayes' flight log documents action. This can be seen at http://usarmyairforces.blogspot.com/2012/09/thomas-grover-hayes-0106192…. Flight log documents 35 missions.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-764546
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
16 October 1925 | ||
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Died |
28 April 1997 |
Revisions
Removes list of medals from the summary biography after listing them under "Awards."
Added four of five medals to Awards. Need to find correct entry for Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) medal.
Edited for punctuation, capitalization, and to add references to James F. Wilson and T. Grover Hayes.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Honorable Discharge, Report of Separation