Herbert Clifton Shealy

Military

Crash landed in a field near East Shropham due to the props on two engines running away on form-up for a mission to Frankfurt on 4 Feb 1944 in B-17 42-30188 'Temptation'. RTD.

 

"Crash landed three times and received 2 Purple Hearts. He spent 409 days in the hospital recovering from his wounds, the last one being at Valley Forge Army Hospital"

 

Awards: AM (OLC), GC, PH (OLC), EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32026680 / O-742758
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cat’s Sass Temptation
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Leesville, South Carolina 14 September 1920 BornLeesville, South Carolina

Enlisted

Fort Jackson Columbia South Carolina 14 September 1942 EnlistedFort Jackson Columbia South Carolina

Died

Tremont, Pennsylvania 20 April 2014 DiedTremont, Pennsylvania 

Buried

Forest Hills Memorial Park Reiffton, Pennsylvania 23 April 2014 InterredForest Hills Memorial ParkReiffton, Pennsylvania

Revisions

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Separation papers from the Army 10/20/1945

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces