Carl Wesley Herdic Jr
Military
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UPL 46740
Herdic "Fuddy Duddy" Crew: L-R Back row Frank Banas-BTG, Carl Herdic-P, Ray Kravick-RO, Joe Lomiglio-TG.
Front row, L-R Don Jones-E, George Cornell-WG, Phillip Chase-CP, Leonard Ericson-N Arthur Locker-Bombardier 447th Bomb Group collection
Front row, L-R Don Jones-E, George Cornell-WG, Phillip Chase-CP, Leonard Ericson-N Arthur Locker-Bombardier 447th Bomb Group collection
447 Bomb group History
Flew 29 Missions in Fuddy Duddy
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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: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fuddy Duddy
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Williamsport, PA | 11 July 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 18 December 1941 | |
Other 447th BG Overseas Tour |
Rattlesden Airfield, UK | 10 January 1944 - 12 July 1944 | |
Died |
Neptune, NJ | 20 January 1992 | |
Buried |
14 February 1992 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Plot Section 3-N, Row 1, Site 2 | |
Williamsport, PA | 1650 Graham Road |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945/Diary in Library Reference Drawer