Carl Alfred Herbst
Military
Robert F. Applin Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: Robert F. Applin (P), Richard Joyce (CP), Carl Herbst (B), Leon Appel (N), Earl Rau (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: Barkev Hovesepian (R/O), Henry Ciocci (G), Donald Brooks (G), Arthur Huggins (TG), LaVern Young (G)
This crew completed a 33 combat mission tour
5 October 1944 - 24 March 1945
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 6941 - Crew #758 Robert F. Applin Crew 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: Robert F. Applin (P), Richard Joyce (CP), Carl Herbst (B), Leon...
30 missions in ETO
Air Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio | 7 April 1920 | |
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Died |
Winston-Salem, NC, USA | 23 September 2007 | Carl Alfred Herbst, 87, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, and Naples, Fla., died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Herbst was born April 7, 1920, in Cleveland, Ohio, a son of the late Carl F. Herbst and the late Catherine Gilden Herbst. He was an U.S. Army Air Corp veteran serving in World War II, and he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was a retired supervisor with Ohio Bell, retiring after 39 years of service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Florence Lesko. Mr. Herbst is survived by his wife of 64 years, Margaret Johnston Herbst; children Christine Watson and husband Len of England; Roy Herbst and wife Karen of New Jersey; Nancy Miller and husband Jim of Ohio; and Janet Temas and husband Dr. Greg Temas of Winston-Salem; sister Blanche DuPaul and husband Bob; brother Ray Herbst and wife Betty; and grandchildren Amy Temas, Kevin Herbst, Brad Miller, Brian Temas, Daniel Temas, Lisa Miller and Jenny Temas. The funeral service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Haworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel, with Dr. Earl Wilson officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 2 p.m. before the service. Online condolences may be made at www.hayworth-miller.com. |
| Cleveland, OH, USA | 9615 Dickens Avenue |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self