World War II Honoree

Colman Roth Asher

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Houston, Texas

Honored By

Betty Asher Fishman

Relationship

Sister

B-17F 'FLYING FORTRESS' BOMBER PILOT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, 407TH SQUADRON, 92ND BOMB GROUP HEAVY. PILOTED 18 MISSIONS BEFORE PLANE AND CREW WENT DOWN OVER ABBEVILLE, FRANCE SEPTEMBER 6, 1943 DURING RAID ON STUTTGART, GERMANY. KILLED IN ACTION PROUDLY SERVING HIS COUNTRY. OF THE 10 CREW MEMBERS ON THE 'SCHICKELGRUBER SHUTTLE SERVICE, LTD' (42-30010) THAT FATEFUL DAY, 6 WERE KILLED IN ACTION, 2 BECAME PRISONERS OF WAR AND 2 EVADED CAPTURE.