Name | Altstaetter, Herbert Emerson ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant |
Serial Number | 35550924 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #81 dated 1 May 1944, effective 1 May 1944. |
Duty | Tail Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 24 May 1944 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Altstaetter Cemetery, Cairo, Ohio |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 5268⇓ (96.798 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Seamon, Grover Lawrence, Jr⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Kohlston, Herbert Francis⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
Flt. Ofcr. Polansky, Herbert (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Robertson, Avon Vern⇗ | Bombardier | INT |
S/SGT. Ramos, Manuel Mazon⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Loving, Elmer Hill, Jr⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Thompson, Raymond Archie⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Housh, Leonard Jess⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Altstaetter, Herbert Emerson | Tail Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Settlemyre, James Walter⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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109⇗ | 19 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Landed away at RAF Oulton, Norfolk, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
110⇗ | 20 May 1944 |
Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97204⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
113⇗ | 23 May 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑37785⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Sortie Report⇗ |
114⇗ | 24 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑31364⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Lead Group. Hit by flak after bombs-away, crashed in Herzberg, Germany (12 km SSE of Neuruppin). MACR 5268 Sortie Report⇗ |