(F. Birtciel)
1/Lt. Richard C. Herbst
(F. Birtciel)
1/Lt. Richard C. Herbst
338th FS - 23 September 1944 - July 1945
| Assigned Aircraft |
P-51D CL- 44-14598 "Lady Lorene" |
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| Mission History |
Not Known |
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| Mission List |
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| Air Scores |
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| Ground Scores |
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| Score Detail |
26 November 1944 (.5)FW-190 damaged (ground) Vorden A/F 10 April 1945 Me-262 destroyed (ground) Burg 16 April 1945 Me-109 destroyed (ground) Erding |
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| Notes |
Home of Record - Tujunga, CA ASN - O-767227 Known as 'Dick'. 23 September 1944 - Joined the 338th Fighter Squadron 13 December 1944 - Awarded the Air Medal 21 December 1944 - Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant 15 January 1945 - Awarded 1st Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal 06 July 1945 - Transferred to the 82nd FS, 78th Fighter Group Crew - Sgt. Earl A. "Bick" Bickford, Sgt. John L. "Doc" Shoemaker and Cpl. Durwood B. "Dagwood" Langley |
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| Additional Images |
Lt. Herbst next to his P-51. (Dick Herbst via 55th FG
Newsletter)
(L-R) Lts. Lashbrook, Herbst & Bodiford at Wormingford
(55th FGA) |
