Augustus served as a Staff Sergeant & Waist Gunner on B-17G #43-38026, 748th Bomber Squadron, 457th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
B-17G #43-38026 took off, with a crew of 9, from England on a bombing mission over Magdeburg, Germany. They were attacked by enemy aircraft and shot down crashing in Hornburg, south of Brunswick, Germany. Only one member of the crew, 2nd Lt. Richard A. Houghten, was able to survive the crash.
Augustus was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 32729865
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38026:
Carter, Calvin M. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, KS
Dickinson, Richard L. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, MI
Herrmann, Augustus W., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
MacDermott, George F. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CT
Palladina, John R. ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Peppers, Cyrus J. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, KS
Schultz, Charles J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MA
Wilson, Alfred P., Jr. ~ Flt Off, Co-Pilot, FL
( Crew report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
B-17G #43-38026 took off, with a crew of 9, from England on a bombing mission over Magdeburg, Germany. They were attacked by enemy aircraft and shot down crashing in Hornburg, south of Brunswick, Germany. Only one member of the crew, 2nd Lt. Richard A. Houghten, was able to survive the crash.
Augustus was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 32729865
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38026:
Carter, Calvin M. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, KS
Dickinson, Richard L. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, MI
Herrmann, Augustus W., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
MacDermott, George F. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CT
Palladina, John R. ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Peppers, Cyrus J. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, KS
Schultz, Charles J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MA
Wilson, Alfred P., Jr. ~ Flt Off, Co-Pilot, FL
( Crew report by: Russ Pickett )
Augustus served as a Staff Sergeant & Waist Gunner on B-17G #43-38026, 748th Bomber Squadron, 457th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
B-17G #43-38026 took off, with a crew of 9, from England on a bombing mission over Magdeburg, Germany. They were attacked by enemy aircraft and shot down crashing in Hornburg, south of Brunswick, Germany. Only one member of the crew, 2nd Lt. Richard A. Houghten, was able to survive the crash.
Augustus was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 32729865
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38026:
Carter, Calvin M. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, KS
Dickinson, Richard L. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, MI
Herrmann, Augustus W., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
MacDermott, George F. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CT
Palladina, John R. ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Peppers, Cyrus J. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, KS
Schultz, Charles J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MA
Wilson, Alfred P., Jr. ~ Flt Off, Co-Pilot, FL
( Crew report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
B-17G #43-38026 took off, with a crew of 9, from England on a bombing mission over Magdeburg, Germany. They were attacked by enemy aircraft and shot down crashing in Hornburg, south of Brunswick, Germany. Only one member of the crew, 2nd Lt. Richard A. Houghten, was able to survive the crash.
Augustus was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 32729865
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38026:
Carter, Calvin M. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, KS
Dickinson, Richard L. ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, MI
Herrmann, Augustus W., Jr. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
MacDermott, George F. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CT
Palladina, John R. ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Peppers, Cyrus J. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, KS
Schultz, Charles J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MA
Wilson, Alfred P., Jr. ~ Flt Off, Co-Pilot, FL
( Crew report by: Russ Pickett )
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