Williamsport, PA
Inducted: Dec 1943
491st Bomber Squadron / 341st Bomber Group
Killed In Action, 19 Jan 45, 491st BS:
1Lt. Robert L. Bishop (p)
1Lt. John R. Herdic (cp)
2Lt. Clyde F. Ford (observer)
TSgt. Ashley F. Neary (r-g)
SSgt. Joseph A. Siana (a-g)
Cpl. Glen A. Sneyd (e-g)
Plane crashed in the vicinity of Duong Diao, French Indo-China (Vietnam), 13:49 hrs. Lt Herdic's plane went missing during his 50th mission, 51st week of a 52 week deployment. He would have gone home after this mission. The requirement was 50 missions or 52 weeks.
In addition to being an aviator, he was also a trained navigator and bombardier. Time between missions was spent with the bomb group navigator mapping routes for the bomb group and squadrons and identifying target locations based on aerial photographs and pilot sightings during previous missions.
Repatriated: October 31, 1947
Inducted: Dec 1943
491st Bomber Squadron / 341st Bomber Group
Killed In Action, 19 Jan 45, 491st BS:
1Lt. Robert L. Bishop (p)
1Lt. John R. Herdic (cp)
2Lt. Clyde F. Ford (observer)
TSgt. Ashley F. Neary (r-g)
SSgt. Joseph A. Siana (a-g)
Cpl. Glen A. Sneyd (e-g)
Plane crashed in the vicinity of Duong Diao, French Indo-China (Vietnam), 13:49 hrs. Lt Herdic's plane went missing during his 50th mission, 51st week of a 52 week deployment. He would have gone home after this mission. The requirement was 50 missions or 52 weeks.
In addition to being an aviator, he was also a trained navigator and bombardier. Time between missions was spent with the bomb group navigator mapping routes for the bomb group and squadrons and identifying target locations based on aerial photographs and pilot sightings during previous missions.
Repatriated: October 31, 1947
Williamsport, PA
Inducted: Dec 1943
491st Bomber Squadron / 341st Bomber Group
Killed In Action, 19 Jan 45, 491st BS:
1Lt. Robert L. Bishop (p)
1Lt. John R. Herdic (cp)
2Lt. Clyde F. Ford (observer)
TSgt. Ashley F. Neary (r-g)
SSgt. Joseph A. Siana (a-g)
Cpl. Glen A. Sneyd (e-g)
Plane crashed in the vicinity of Duong Diao, French Indo-China (Vietnam), 13:49 hrs. Lt Herdic's plane went missing during his 50th mission, 51st week of a 52 week deployment. He would have gone home after this mission. The requirement was 50 missions or 52 weeks.
In addition to being an aviator, he was also a trained navigator and bombardier. Time between missions was spent with the bomb group navigator mapping routes for the bomb group and squadrons and identifying target locations based on aerial photographs and pilot sightings during previous missions.
Repatriated: October 31, 1947
Inducted: Dec 1943
491st Bomber Squadron / 341st Bomber Group
Killed In Action, 19 Jan 45, 491st BS:
1Lt. Robert L. Bishop (p)
1Lt. John R. Herdic (cp)
2Lt. Clyde F. Ford (observer)
TSgt. Ashley F. Neary (r-g)
SSgt. Joseph A. Siana (a-g)
Cpl. Glen A. Sneyd (e-g)
Plane crashed in the vicinity of Duong Diao, French Indo-China (Vietnam), 13:49 hrs. Lt Herdic's plane went missing during his 50th mission, 51st week of a 52 week deployment. He would have gone home after this mission. The requirement was 50 missions or 52 weeks.
In addition to being an aviator, he was also a trained navigator and bombardier. Time between missions was spent with the bomb group navigator mapping routes for the bomb group and squadrons and identifying target locations based on aerial photographs and pilot sightings during previous missions.
Repatriated: October 31, 1947
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