Philip W Hersey

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Stossberg in B-17 #42-102949, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102949

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

19 July 1944

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

19 July 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7557 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database