Name: Herman Greenspan
First Name(s): Herman
Last Name: Greenspan
Place of birth: New York, Kings Cnty,
Rank: 2 Lt Bombardier
ASN: O-780257
Company: 565th Bomb Sqdrn
Unit: 389th Bomber Grp (H) 8th USAAF
Reported as: KIA
Date of incident: 25-12-1944
Place of incident: Bovigny area
note: Pilot 2 Lt Marion A Hutchens took off with Consolidated B-24D-20-CF-L Liberator #42-95028 nicknamed ‘The Daddy Rabbit’, and was forced down by enemy Fighters. The plane went into a flat skid wit the #1 engine out. The plane continued to fall and crashed. 5 crewmembers managed to bail out and were taken POW and 4 killed.
Destination: Wahlen, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 11114
Unit history of 389th Bombardment Group
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