World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Herbert Palmtag
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Redlands, California
Honored By
Family & Friends
HE WAS STATIONED IN PEARL HARBOR WITH AN ARTILLERY GROUP WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED. NOT LONG AFTER HIS REQUEST TO BE TRAINED AS AN AVIATOR WAS GRANTED AND HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 9TH AIR FORCE. HE TOOK PART AS A CO-PILOT IN THE 376TH BOMB GROUP'S MISSION TO DESTROY ONE OF GERMANY'S MAJOR SOURCES OF OIL. RECEIVED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS FOR THE PLOESTI MISSION. HE SAW ACTION IN EGYPT, LIBYA, SICILY, TUNISIA, ITALY AND ROMANIA AND RECEIVED AN AIR MEDAL WITH 4 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.