Herman A Hermes
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 49FS, 14FG, 8AF USAAF. Passenger aboard C-47 41-7803 crashed at Moel y Gaer mountain 23-Aug-42. Died Non Battle (DNB).
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
![Airmen of the 14th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force work on a P-38 Lightning in Gibraltar. Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published 26 Nov 1942'[stamp], '235287.'[censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'AFNA-ZEI-42-1745, Nov 10 42. US fighter plane on air-drome somewhere in Mediterranian theater of war'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456769.jpg.webp?itok=5hCocB1c)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 18th Troop Carrier Squadron 64th Troop Carrier Group
- Service Numbers: 17025843 / O-433764
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 18th Troop Carrier Squadron 64th Troop Carrier Group
Places
![A bomber crew of the 493rd Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40321) nicknamed "Old Sack". Image via HS Pete Hay T. Handwritten caption on reverse: '493rd group (debach) Photo taken spring 1944. Lincoln [illegible], just prior for this across Goose Bay- Iceland, Prestwick, Debach. PS. I'm standing back row, far right. On my right is Raymond Boxlierger Russell Kansas, Pilot. I was his co pilot, great guy.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380959.jpg.webp?itok=It7W8ms0)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Riverside, CA, USA | 30 June 1921 | Son of Herman C and Cecile M [Hudson] Hermes. |
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Enlisted |
March Air Reserve Base, CA, USA | 30 August 1940 | March Field Riverside, CA |
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Died |
Coed Moel-Y-Gaer, Denbigh LL16, UK | 23 August 1942 | Passenger aboard C-47 41-7803 crashed at Moel y Gaer mountain 23-Aug-42. Died Non Battle (DNB). |
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Buried |
25 August 1942 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
| California, USA | |||
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Based |
23 August 1942 | Assigned to 49FS, 14FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, 375 W Cleveland Rd, Granger, IN 46530, USA | Re-Interred Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park Granger, St Joseph County, IN | |
| South Bend, IN, USA | Lived in South Bend with aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs Walter Bennett. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 27