Son of George H. Herring and Fanny Helene "Lena" Stricker Herring.
Enlisted into U.S. military on Nov. 8, 1941 at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. Enlistment records show that Herbert was single without dependents.
Military Service: Served in World War II; Sergeant US Army Air Forces; 419th Bomber Squadron and 301st Bomber Group, Heavy.
Family history records show that Herbert was 'Missing in Action' July 25, 1944.
Herbert J. Stricker was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
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Newspaper article:
HERBERT HERRING KILLED IN ACTION
Sgt. Herbert J. Herring, 28, who had been reported missing in action over Austria since July 26, 1944, is now reported killed in action, according to word received by his mother, Mrs. Helen F. Herring, of Eagle Pass.
The B-17 (Flying Fortress) bomber on which Sgt. Herring was a gunner was lost on a bombing mission to Wiener Neudorf, eight miles south of Vienna. Maj. Gen. Edward F. Witsell, Acting The Adjutant General of the Army, reported, "Enemy aircraft attacked and damaged your son's plane and fire started in the wings. It was last seen as it left the formation 34 miles southwest of the target." Although four crew members were reported prisoners-of-war, no further information has been made available. The War Department has terminated such absence by a presumptive finding of death.
Sgt. Herring was graduated from the Eagle Pass High School and was a resident of Hopedale. He was inducted into the army in November 1941at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. He received most of his training in camps in the Western states, among them Ft. Lewis, Washington, Thunderbolt Field, Arizona, Camp Roberts, California, and Dalhart, Texas. Survivors other than his mother are three sisters and four brothers, one of whom is stationed in Italy.
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A memorial headstone is located in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, for Herbert and was placed there by his mother, Helene Stricker Herring, an inscribed "In Loving Memory of My Son, Lost In Action Over Austria". (see photo)
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Information added with Herbert's photo on this memorial states that Sgt. Herbert Julius Herring was the Tail Gunner on B17G 42-31625 301st Bomb Group who crashed on July 26th 1944 near Ratten Austria.
(Info and photo added by Michel Beckers 7-16-2012, photo taken by Marie-Antoine Philippe)
Enlisted into U.S. military on Nov. 8, 1941 at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. Enlistment records show that Herbert was single without dependents.
Military Service: Served in World War II; Sergeant US Army Air Forces; 419th Bomber Squadron and 301st Bomber Group, Heavy.
Family history records show that Herbert was 'Missing in Action' July 25, 1944.
Herbert J. Stricker was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
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Newspaper article:
HERBERT HERRING KILLED IN ACTION
Sgt. Herbert J. Herring, 28, who had been reported missing in action over Austria since July 26, 1944, is now reported killed in action, according to word received by his mother, Mrs. Helen F. Herring, of Eagle Pass.
The B-17 (Flying Fortress) bomber on which Sgt. Herring was a gunner was lost on a bombing mission to Wiener Neudorf, eight miles south of Vienna. Maj. Gen. Edward F. Witsell, Acting The Adjutant General of the Army, reported, "Enemy aircraft attacked and damaged your son's plane and fire started in the wings. It was last seen as it left the formation 34 miles southwest of the target." Although four crew members were reported prisoners-of-war, no further information has been made available. The War Department has terminated such absence by a presumptive finding of death.
Sgt. Herring was graduated from the Eagle Pass High School and was a resident of Hopedale. He was inducted into the army in November 1941at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. He received most of his training in camps in the Western states, among them Ft. Lewis, Washington, Thunderbolt Field, Arizona, Camp Roberts, California, and Dalhart, Texas. Survivors other than his mother are three sisters and four brothers, one of whom is stationed in Italy.
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A memorial headstone is located in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, for Herbert and was placed there by his mother, Helene Stricker Herring, an inscribed "In Loving Memory of My Son, Lost In Action Over Austria". (see photo)
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Information added with Herbert's photo on this memorial states that Sgt. Herbert Julius Herring was the Tail Gunner on B17G 42-31625 301st Bomb Group who crashed on July 26th 1944 near Ratten Austria.
(Info and photo added by Michel Beckers 7-16-2012, photo taken by Marie-Antoine Philippe)
Son of George H. Herring and Fanny Helene "Lena" Stricker Herring.
Enlisted into U.S. military on Nov. 8, 1941 at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. Enlistment records show that Herbert was single without dependents.
Military Service: Served in World War II; Sergeant US Army Air Forces; 419th Bomber Squadron and 301st Bomber Group, Heavy.
Family history records show that Herbert was 'Missing in Action' July 25, 1944.
Herbert J. Stricker was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
--------------------
Newspaper article:
HERBERT HERRING KILLED IN ACTION
Sgt. Herbert J. Herring, 28, who had been reported missing in action over Austria since July 26, 1944, is now reported killed in action, according to word received by his mother, Mrs. Helen F. Herring, of Eagle Pass.
The B-17 (Flying Fortress) bomber on which Sgt. Herring was a gunner was lost on a bombing mission to Wiener Neudorf, eight miles south of Vienna. Maj. Gen. Edward F. Witsell, Acting The Adjutant General of the Army, reported, "Enemy aircraft attacked and damaged your son's plane and fire started in the wings. It was last seen as it left the formation 34 miles southwest of the target." Although four crew members were reported prisoners-of-war, no further information has been made available. The War Department has terminated such absence by a presumptive finding of death.
Sgt. Herring was graduated from the Eagle Pass High School and was a resident of Hopedale. He was inducted into the army in November 1941at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. He received most of his training in camps in the Western states, among them Ft. Lewis, Washington, Thunderbolt Field, Arizona, Camp Roberts, California, and Dalhart, Texas. Survivors other than his mother are three sisters and four brothers, one of whom is stationed in Italy.
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A memorial headstone is located in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, for Herbert and was placed there by his mother, Helene Stricker Herring, an inscribed "In Loving Memory of My Son, Lost In Action Over Austria". (see photo)
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Information added with Herbert's photo on this memorial states that Sgt. Herbert Julius Herring was the Tail Gunner on B17G 42-31625 301st Bomb Group who crashed on July 26th 1944 near Ratten Austria.
(Info and photo added by Michel Beckers 7-16-2012, photo taken by Marie-Antoine Philippe)
Enlisted into U.S. military on Nov. 8, 1941 at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. Enlistment records show that Herbert was single without dependents.
Military Service: Served in World War II; Sergeant US Army Air Forces; 419th Bomber Squadron and 301st Bomber Group, Heavy.
Family history records show that Herbert was 'Missing in Action' July 25, 1944.
Herbert J. Stricker was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
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Newspaper article:
HERBERT HERRING KILLED IN ACTION
Sgt. Herbert J. Herring, 28, who had been reported missing in action over Austria since July 26, 1944, is now reported killed in action, according to word received by his mother, Mrs. Helen F. Herring, of Eagle Pass.
The B-17 (Flying Fortress) bomber on which Sgt. Herring was a gunner was lost on a bombing mission to Wiener Neudorf, eight miles south of Vienna. Maj. Gen. Edward F. Witsell, Acting The Adjutant General of the Army, reported, "Enemy aircraft attacked and damaged your son's plane and fire started in the wings. It was last seen as it left the formation 34 miles southwest of the target." Although four crew members were reported prisoners-of-war, no further information has been made available. The War Department has terminated such absence by a presumptive finding of death.
Sgt. Herring was graduated from the Eagle Pass High School and was a resident of Hopedale. He was inducted into the army in November 1941at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. He received most of his training in camps in the Western states, among them Ft. Lewis, Washington, Thunderbolt Field, Arizona, Camp Roberts, California, and Dalhart, Texas. Survivors other than his mother are three sisters and four brothers, one of whom is stationed in Italy.
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A memorial headstone is located in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, for Herbert and was placed there by his mother, Helene Stricker Herring, an inscribed "In Loving Memory of My Son, Lost In Action Over Austria". (see photo)
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Information added with Herbert's photo on this memorial states that Sgt. Herbert Julius Herring was the Tail Gunner on B17G 42-31625 301st Bomb Group who crashed on July 26th 1944 near Ratten Austria.
(Info and photo added by Michel Beckers 7-16-2012, photo taken by Marie-Antoine Philippe)
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