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Sgt. Mark W. Hertz (KIA)

Information:
Full Name: Mark Willard Hertz
Service number: 18226368
Rank: Sgt
Function: Bal Turret Gunner
Birth date & Place: 10 July 1923, De Witt, Texas
Residence: not available
Age: 22
Education: not available
Profesion: not available
Family: Emmanuel Hertz (father)- born in NY; was the owner of a Ladies Clothing Store Wilhel S Hertz (mother) - born in Louisiana David B Hertz ( Brother)
Award: Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal , Air Medal with three oak leave clusters, American Campaign Medal,European-African-Middel Eastern Campaign Medal,World War II Victory Medal. Gunner badge.
Cemetery: Menachim Aveilim Cemetery Lafayette Lafayette Parish Louisiana, USA Plot: Schmulen Mausoleum http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hertz&GSiman=1&GSst=20&GRid=111203059&
Date of death: 10 January 1945
Place of Death: Neuss
Mission data: Date: 10 January 1945 Mission: 241 Serialnumber: 43-38668 Callsign: BI-T Type: B17-G Date: 10 January 1945 Destination/Mission: Bombing Bridges Cologne afterwards inflight mission changed to bombing bridges Neuss Mission: Bombing bridges. MACR: 11580
Status: KIA