| Name | Herrera, Presciliano Silva ‡ |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 38120319 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943, effective 4 July 1943. |
| Duty | Flexible Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 11 April 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 3820⇓ (21.642 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Armstrong, James Edwin⇗ | Pilot | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Stoner, Robert Louis⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Carlin, Charles Creighton⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Heald, John (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | EV |
| T/SGT. House, Walter Lafayette⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | EV |
| T/SGT. Grinstein, Sidney C (IO)⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Redwing, James Hardy⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Deibert, William Orendorff⇗ | Tail Gunner | TR |
| S/SGT. Herrera, Presciliano Silva | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Hammock, Clifford (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7⇗ | 10 July 1943 |
Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30196⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 8⇗ | 14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30196⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 9⇗ | 24 July 1943 |
Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29686⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30196. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 10⇗ | 25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard Type: Industry Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3259⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 11⇗ | 28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30196⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 14⇗ | 12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30196⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 33⇗ | 20 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑29723⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗ |
| 34⇗ | 3 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑29935⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31058⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑40005⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 58⇗ | 4 February 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑40005⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 62⇗ | 11 February 1944 |
Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31346⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 63⇗ | 20 February 1944 |
Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑29723⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 64⇗ | 21 February 1944 |
Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 65⇗ | 22 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑30026⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 76⇗ | 18 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, lead group, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 77⇗ | 19 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation, but did not drop bombs because there was an aircraft below him. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 78⇗ | 20 March 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31740⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 79⇗ | 22 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31740⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron, high composite group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 80⇗ | 23 March 1944 |
Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31740⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 82⇗ | 26 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31740⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31740⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 94 Group, Flying Spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 84⇗ | 28 March 1944 |
Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31740⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 88⇗ | 11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Suffered a direct hit by flak that blew off plexiglass nose of aircraft at 1111 hrs; aircraft started descending under control; 7 chutes observed; aircraft seen to land in a river, but actually crashed in a forested area just north of Bokensdorf, Germany. MACR 3820 Sortie Report⇗ |