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MOOMAW, Herbert Benjamin - Date of
birth
5 July 1914 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana -
Hometown
Miami, Dade County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14082004 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 February 1944 - Place of
death
5 miles north of Vailly-sur-Aisne, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 39 | 41 |
Immediate family
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Members
David O. Moomaw (father)
Cora M. (Studebaker) Moomaw (mother)
Vera C. Moomaw (sister)
Robert G. Moomaw (brother)
David E. Moomaw (brother)
Elsie S. (Bates) Moomaw (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40032 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 2363
More information
S/Sgt Herbert B. Moomaw was a bookkeeper and cashier before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Camp Blanding, Florida on 29 May 1942.1st Lt Dale W. Kinert:
No 1 engine hit and leaking oil badly, fire behind pilot’s compartment. I saw 3 other chutes opened. The plane completely in flames before crashing.
Moomaw failed to bail out before explosion of aircraft.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Krista Nuce Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Greg Tucker
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Greg Tucker