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SSgt William N Hergenhan

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SSgt William N Hergenhan

Birth
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Death
12 Oct 1944 (aged 23)
Osnabrück, Stadtkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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Staff Sergeant, 786th Bomb Squadron, 466th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II.

Right Waist Gunner aboard B-24H Liberator #42-94974, nicknamed "Off Limit's Again."

Shot down by anti aircraft artillery flak and crashed near Osnabrück, Germany.
All ten crew killed. MACR 9488.

Killed In Action were:

2nd Lt. Quinton E Bailey, Pilot
Flt. Off. Jack P. Watters, Co-pilot [name not verified]
2nd Lt. Paul Baus, Jr, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Thomas P Chavis, Navigator
S/Sgt. Wallace Faires, Left Waist Gunner
Sgt. Fearon J Hanlon, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. William N Hergenhan, Right Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. Stanley T Hittner, Radio Operator
T/Sgt. William C Jaeger, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Herminio J Rodriguez, Tail Gunner

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Entered the service from California; Los Angeles County; ASN 39690153.
Enlisted at Fresno, California, December 8, 1942.
Staff Sergeant, 786th Bomb Squadron, 466th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II.

Right Waist Gunner aboard B-24H Liberator #42-94974, nicknamed "Off Limit's Again."

Shot down by anti aircraft artillery flak and crashed near Osnabrück, Germany.
All ten crew killed. MACR 9488.

Killed In Action were:

2nd Lt. Quinton E Bailey, Pilot
Flt. Off. Jack P. Watters, Co-pilot [name not verified]
2nd Lt. Paul Baus, Jr, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Thomas P Chavis, Navigator
S/Sgt. Wallace Faires, Left Waist Gunner
Sgt. Fearon J Hanlon, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. William N Hergenhan, Right Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. Stanley T Hittner, Radio Operator
T/Sgt. William C Jaeger, Flight Engineer
Sgt. Herminio J Rodriguez, Tail Gunner

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Entered the service from California; Los Angeles County; ASN 39690153.
Enlisted at Fresno, California, December 8, 1942.

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S SGT 786 BOMB SQ 466 BOMB GP (H)
CALIFORNIA OCT 12 1944

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  • Maintained by: Tim Cook
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56299705/william_n-hergenhan: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt William N Hergenhan (8 Feb 1921–12 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56299705, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by Tim Cook (contributor 46481904).