Herman served as a Staff Sergeant & Bombardier on B-17G "Sky Duster" #42-31386, 359th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Montgomery County, Ohio prior to the war.
Herman was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak on the nose and also blew off engine #3, exploded and crashed in Pichelsberg, near Berlin, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 35422735
Son of Herman H. Moening who resided in Dayton, Ohio.
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31386:
Beys, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Texas
Buckingham, Earl W ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
Kurzawski, John W ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Moening, Herman G ~ S/Sgt, Bombardier, Ohio
Roth, Ernest L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, California
Streicher, Ralph E ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania
Airmen who became POW's from B-17G #42-31386:
Dexter, Fred E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Kansas
Gardner, Henry A ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Gibbons, Donald L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
Martens, Arnout C ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Montgomery County, Ohio prior to the war.
Herman was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak on the nose and also blew off engine #3, exploded and crashed in Pichelsberg, near Berlin, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 35422735
Son of Herman H. Moening who resided in Dayton, Ohio.
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31386:
Beys, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Texas
Buckingham, Earl W ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
Kurzawski, John W ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Moening, Herman G ~ S/Sgt, Bombardier, Ohio
Roth, Ernest L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, California
Streicher, Ralph E ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania
Airmen who became POW's from B-17G #42-31386:
Dexter, Fred E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Kansas
Gardner, Henry A ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Gibbons, Donald L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
Martens, Arnout C ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Herman served as a Staff Sergeant & Bombardier on B-17G "Sky Duster" #42-31386, 359th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Montgomery County, Ohio prior to the war.
Herman was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak on the nose and also blew off engine #3, exploded and crashed in Pichelsberg, near Berlin, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 35422735
Son of Herman H. Moening who resided in Dayton, Ohio.
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31386:
Beys, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Texas
Buckingham, Earl W ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
Kurzawski, John W ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Moening, Herman G ~ S/Sgt, Bombardier, Ohio
Roth, Ernest L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, California
Streicher, Ralph E ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania
Airmen who became POW's from B-17G #42-31386:
Dexter, Fred E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Kansas
Gardner, Henry A ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Gibbons, Donald L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
Martens, Arnout C ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Montgomery County, Ohio prior to the war.
Herman was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German flak on the nose and also blew off engine #3, exploded and crashed in Pichelsberg, near Berlin, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 35422735
Son of Herman H. Moening who resided in Dayton, Ohio.
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31386:
Beys, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Texas
Buckingham, Earl W ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maryland
Kurzawski, John W ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Pennsylvania
Moening, Herman G ~ S/Sgt, Bombardier, Ohio
Roth, Ernest L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, California
Streicher, Ralph E ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania
Airmen who became POW's from B-17G #42-31386:
Dexter, Fred E ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Kansas
Gardner, Henry A ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York
Gibbons, Donald L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Oregon
Martens, Arnout C ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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