Herbert Jack Rotfeld
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down and kiled over Plauen Germany on 3/19/45 KIA. March 19, 1945, Glen Wallace wrote in his diary, "What a screwed-up mission! Briefed to hit Rhuland, but didn't. Made a run over it and caught pretty accurate flak. Then we made a run
Purple Heart, 4 Bronze Stars, 2 Air medals, olc
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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
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 16 November 1922 | |
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Died |
Germany | 19 March 1945 | Killed In Action |
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Buried |
Griesheim/Main Mausoleum Germany |
Revisions
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources
Transferred information from duplicate record
MACR 13571 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Niece; MACR 13571; Snetterton Falcons, pg 187, 238, 245