Herman served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-50909, 763rd Bomber Squadron, 460th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
B-24J #42-50909 took off, with a crew of 10, from Spinazzola, Italy on a bombing mission over Ploesti, Romania. Near their target they were attacked by German Aircraft which hit the belly of the B-25 causing it to burst into flames and eventually crash in Romania during the war. Only two of the crew were able to bailout and survive.
Herman was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here in 1950.
Service # 39279251
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-50909:
Carr, Earl A ~ 1st Lt, IN
Guida, Ralph J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Lear, John W ~ S/Sgt, NY
Mooney, John R ~ S/Sgt, NJ
Perris, Herman D ~ S/Sgt, CA
Pettet, Raymond R ~ T/Sgt, NE
Spinner, Robert G ~ 1st Lt, MA
Vega, Raul L ~ S/Sgt, CA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
B-24J #42-50909 took off, with a crew of 10, from Spinazzola, Italy on a bombing mission over Ploesti, Romania. Near their target they were attacked by German Aircraft which hit the belly of the B-25 causing it to burst into flames and eventually crash in Romania during the war. Only two of the crew were able to bailout and survive.
Herman was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here in 1950.
Service # 39279251
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-50909:
Carr, Earl A ~ 1st Lt, IN
Guida, Ralph J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Lear, John W ~ S/Sgt, NY
Mooney, John R ~ S/Sgt, NJ
Perris, Herman D ~ S/Sgt, CA
Pettet, Raymond R ~ T/Sgt, NE
Spinner, Robert G ~ 1st Lt, MA
Vega, Raul L ~ S/Sgt, CA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Herman served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #42-50909, 763rd Bomber Squadron, 460th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
B-24J #42-50909 took off, with a crew of 10, from Spinazzola, Italy on a bombing mission over Ploesti, Romania. Near their target they were attacked by German Aircraft which hit the belly of the B-25 causing it to burst into flames and eventually crash in Romania during the war. Only two of the crew were able to bailout and survive.
Herman was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here in 1950.
Service # 39279251
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-50909:
Carr, Earl A ~ 1st Lt, IN
Guida, Ralph J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Lear, John W ~ S/Sgt, NY
Mooney, John R ~ S/Sgt, NJ
Perris, Herman D ~ S/Sgt, CA
Pettet, Raymond R ~ T/Sgt, NE
Spinner, Robert G ~ 1st Lt, MA
Vega, Raul L ~ S/Sgt, CA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
B-24J #42-50909 took off, with a crew of 10, from Spinazzola, Italy on a bombing mission over Ploesti, Romania. Near their target they were attacked by German Aircraft which hit the belly of the B-25 causing it to burst into flames and eventually crash in Romania during the war. Only two of the crew were able to bailout and survive.
Herman was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here in 1950.
Service # 39279251
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-50909:
Carr, Earl A ~ 1st Lt, IN
Guida, Ralph J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Lear, John W ~ S/Sgt, NY
Mooney, John R ~ S/Sgt, NJ
Perris, Herman D ~ S/Sgt, CA
Pettet, Raymond R ~ T/Sgt, NE
Spinner, Robert G ~ 1st Lt, MA
Vega, Raul L ~ S/Sgt, CA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Inscription
SSGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
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"Flat Granite Marker" - Entered the service from California
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