Serviceman
Lloyd L Herring
840th
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- Rank
- SSGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), SSGT (29 August 1944)
- Hometown
- QUINCY MA; Quincy MA; Port Huron MI; Quincy, MA
- Also written
- Lloyd Herring
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 67, 176, 214
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. Crew · 840th
- Warren Owens Crew · 840th
- Louis Theodore Seith Commanding Officer · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 1, 12 April 1944 · Split · Listed with the Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 67); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 7, 23 April 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 67); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 15, 10 May 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 67); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · Listed with the Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 67); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 32, 14 June 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 35, 23 June 1944 · Ploesti · The Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. crew's history names Ploesti: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 67)
- mission 39, 27 June 1944 · Budapest, Rákos · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Rákos: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 48, 9 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. crew's history names Ploesti: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 67)
- mission 49, 14 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 67); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Alpha A. Fowler, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 67); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 57, 27 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 59, 30 July 1944 · Budapest, Tököl · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Tököl: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 75, 23 August 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 143, 27 December 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Warren Owens crew, which flew it per its history (p. 176); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1048 | SSGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1606 | SSGT |
| 29 August 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2938 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
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