Sgt. Mark W. Hertz (KIA)
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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 |
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