World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Carl J. Hert
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Illinois
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER 0-887066. CO-PILOT WITH THE 445TH BOMB GROUP, 703RD BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS B-24, SERIAL # 42-50729, WENT DOWN OVER GERMANY AFTER A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY. HE SAVED HIMSELF BY PARACHUTE BUT WAS KILLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER CAPTURE BY A GERMAN GUARD.