2nd Lt.Herman Burdette was the pilot of a B26 Serial No.42-107574 in the 496th Bomber Squadron 344th Bombardment Group based in Stanstead England. On the 10th June 1944 his aircraft was one of a formation attacking the area of Valognes on the Cherbourg Peninsula France. The aircraft had dropped its bomb load over the target and whilst heading back towards the Channel was hit by enemy flak. The aircraft burst into flames crashed and exploded on impact, there were no survivors. On a previous mission to the Amiens marshalling yards on the afternoon of the 28th May 1944 Lt.Burdette's aircraft was hit by enemy flak and had to crash land due to damaged hydraulics. Two members of his crew the bombardier and a gunner were injured. On the 10th June mission these men were replaced by S.Sgt Joseph Gisavage and 2nd Lt.Albert Collins.Lt.Burdette was from Charlestown West Virginia and it's believed his remains were returned to his family after the war.
On the 6th June 2003 a memorial plaque was dedicated to the crew of this aircraft at Magneville, France. On the same memorial is a plaque dedicated to the crew and paratroopers of a C47 troop carrier, both aircraft crashed in the area.
The C47 crashed in the field situated behind the memorial and the B26 in close proximity to Magneville.
He is memorialized here with the other members of his crew and the 22 men killed in a separate Allied plane crash on Jun. 6, 1944. He is buried in Section 34, Site 3794, of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Link to his Find-A-Grave memorial.)
On the 6th June 2003 a memorial plaque was dedicated to the crew of this aircraft at Magneville, France. On the same memorial is a plaque dedicated to the crew and paratroopers of a C47 troop carrier, both aircraft crashed in the area.
The C47 crashed in the field situated behind the memorial and the B26 in close proximity to Magneville.
He is memorialized here with the other members of his crew and the 22 men killed in a separate Allied plane crash on Jun. 6, 1944. He is buried in Section 34, Site 3794, of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Link to his Find-A-Grave memorial.)
2nd Lt.Herman Burdette was the pilot of a B26 Serial No.42-107574 in the 496th Bomber Squadron 344th Bombardment Group based in Stanstead England. On the 10th June 1944 his aircraft was one of a formation attacking the area of Valognes on the Cherbourg Peninsula France. The aircraft had dropped its bomb load over the target and whilst heading back towards the Channel was hit by enemy flak. The aircraft burst into flames crashed and exploded on impact, there were no survivors. On a previous mission to the Amiens marshalling yards on the afternoon of the 28th May 1944 Lt.Burdette's aircraft was hit by enemy flak and had to crash land due to damaged hydraulics. Two members of his crew the bombardier and a gunner were injured. On the 10th June mission these men were replaced by S.Sgt Joseph Gisavage and 2nd Lt.Albert Collins.Lt.Burdette was from Charlestown West Virginia and it's believed his remains were returned to his family after the war.
On the 6th June 2003 a memorial plaque was dedicated to the crew of this aircraft at Magneville, France. On the same memorial is a plaque dedicated to the crew and paratroopers of a C47 troop carrier, both aircraft crashed in the area.
The C47 crashed in the field situated behind the memorial and the B26 in close proximity to Magneville.
He is memorialized here with the other members of his crew and the 22 men killed in a separate Allied plane crash on Jun. 6, 1944. He is buried in Section 34, Site 3794, of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Link to his Find-A-Grave memorial.)
On the 6th June 2003 a memorial plaque was dedicated to the crew of this aircraft at Magneville, France. On the same memorial is a plaque dedicated to the crew and paratroopers of a C47 troop carrier, both aircraft crashed in the area.
The C47 crashed in the field situated behind the memorial and the B26 in close proximity to Magneville.
He is memorialized here with the other members of his crew and the 22 men killed in a separate Allied plane crash on Jun. 6, 1944. He is buried in Section 34, Site 3794, of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Link to his Find-A-Grave memorial.)
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