US WWII M1936 Pistol Belt ID'ed USAAF 704th Bomb SQ 446 Bomb

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Aangeboden deze ID'ed M1936 Pistol Belt van Fred Herold Jr. Fred zat in de 704th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group, 8th US Air Foce USAAF.

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Fred Herold, Jr

He and his lead crew — 704th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bombardment Group, Eighth U.S. Army Air Force — survived 30 bombing missions over Belgium and Germany. He wrote about their D-Day trip in his diary: "English Channel quite a sight to behold. Grateful to be at 20,000 feet instead of ground level."

Fred never mentioned the Air Medal or Distinguished Flying Cross with four Oak Leaf Clusters he earned before being honorably discharged as a Captain. He would brag, though, that he "left the service one day and re-enrolled at Baylor the next."
Flew 30 bombing missions with the original crew except for the copilot. Flew on Richard Cole crew and B-24 named "Lady Luck". Flew from 16 November 1943 to November 1944. He was a Lead navigator. Started trip back to USA on 30 November 1944. Debarked from a Liberty Ship named SS Santa Maria at Boston, MA on 12 Dec 1944.
AM 3OLC, DFC 1OLC, 3 Bronze Stars
Zoekertjesnummer: m2292683638