(F. Birtciel)
1/Lt. Richard C. Herbst
(F. Birtciel)
1/Lt. Richard C. Herbst
338th FS - September 1944 - July 1945
| Assigned Aircraft |
P-51D CL- 44-14598 "Lady Lorene" |
| Mission History |
Not Known |
| Mission List |
Not Known |
| Air Scores |
0-0-0 |
| Ground Scores |
2-0.5 |
| 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 |
| Notes |
Known as 'Dick'. 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 Crew - Sgt. Earl A. "Bick" Bickford, Sgt. John L. "Doc" Shoemaker and Cpl. Durwood B. "Dagwood" Langley |
| Memories | |
| Additional Photo |
Lt. Herbst next to his P-51. (Dick Herbst via 55th FG
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