Richard C Herbst
Military
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UPL 47376
1st Lt Richard C Herbst
Pictures of my father. --Rich Herbst
Richard Herbst served as a pilot with the 55th Fighter Group and the 78th Fighter Group.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Lady Lorene II
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born End of War |
11 April 1923 | Born in Igersheim, Germany | |
Enlisted Transferred |
28 February 1943 | ||
Other Discharged |
13 December 1945 | ||
Died Promoted |
16 February 2013 | Died in Redlands, CA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132