Name:
Vernon J. Herbert
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
33276525
Unit:
523rd Fighter Squadron, 27th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-09-11
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Olive Branch Cemetery, Harrisville, Ohio
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Vernon J. Herbert was born in 1918. He was a passenger on the B-25 Mitchell 42-87440 which took off from Salon-de-Provence on a transport mission to Loyettes. While the flight passed without incident, the heavy fog hanging in the area hid the hill on their landing approach. The plane crashed into the hillside, killing all inside. Vernon is now buried in the Olive Branch Cemetery, Harrisville, Harrison County, Ohio, USA.