Herbert E Fritts
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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2nd Lt Herbert E Fritts [Washington DC], 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod mission, failed to pull out of strafing run on train in P-51B 42-106874, crashed near Hambergen. 2nd Lt Fritts Killed in Action (KIA). 24-May-44. MACR 5402.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
District of Columbia, USA | 29 August 1922 | Son of John Harvey and Frances May [Barrett] Fritts. |
Died |
27729 Hambergen, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod mission, failed to pull out of strafing run on train in P-51B 42-106874, crashed near Hambergen. 2nd Lt Fritts Killed in Action (KIA). 24-May-44. MACR 5402. |
Buried |
12 October 1948 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA | |
Assigned |
Washington, DC, USA | ||
Other Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford, Norfolk IP26, UK | 24 May 1944 | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
6269 Margraten, Netherlands | Margraten-Aachen, Holland. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5402 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list