Hersal served as a Staff Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G #42-38190, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Prince George's County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 22, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Plumber and also as Single, with dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
B-17G #42-38190 took off, with a crew of 10, from Snetterton Heath Airfield, England on a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany. The formation was attacked by approx. 40 enemy aircraft near the target. They were seen to explode during this attack and crashed in Lindhorst, near Celle, Germany. Only one crew member survived.
Hersal was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and a Purple Heart.
Service # 33559075
Husband of Elsie I. Cralle who resided in the District of Columbia during the war.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-38190:
Cline, James W. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IA
Cralle, Hersal B. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MD
Falls, Thomas E., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Fitzpatrick, William J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
Garofalo, Raymond G. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Joyce, Francis J., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MA
McCarson, Buford V. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, TX
Suessman, Charles H. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
Voorhees, Donald L. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, IL
Airmen who survived and became POW's:
Swift, Robert F. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
(Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Prince George's County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 22, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Plumber and also as Single, with dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
B-17G #42-38190 took off, with a crew of 10, from Snetterton Heath Airfield, England on a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany. The formation was attacked by approx. 40 enemy aircraft near the target. They were seen to explode during this attack and crashed in Lindhorst, near Celle, Germany. Only one crew member survived.
Hersal was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and a Purple Heart.
Service # 33559075
Husband of Elsie I. Cralle who resided in the District of Columbia during the war.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-38190:
Cline, James W. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IA
Cralle, Hersal B. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MD
Falls, Thomas E., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Fitzpatrick, William J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
Garofalo, Raymond G. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Joyce, Francis J., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MA
McCarson, Buford V. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, TX
Suessman, Charles H. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
Voorhees, Donald L. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, IL
Airmen who survived and became POW's:
Swift, Robert F. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
(Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Hersal served as a Staff Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G #42-38190, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Prince George's County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 22, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Plumber and also as Single, with dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
B-17G #42-38190 took off, with a crew of 10, from Snetterton Heath Airfield, England on a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany. The formation was attacked by approx. 40 enemy aircraft near the target. They were seen to explode during this attack and crashed in Lindhorst, near Celle, Germany. Only one crew member survived.
Hersal was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and a Purple Heart.
Service # 33559075
Husband of Elsie I. Cralle who resided in the District of Columbia during the war.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-38190:
Cline, James W. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IA
Cralle, Hersal B. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MD
Falls, Thomas E., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Fitzpatrick, William J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
Garofalo, Raymond G. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Joyce, Francis J., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MA
McCarson, Buford V. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, TX
Suessman, Charles H. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
Voorhees, Donald L. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, IL
Airmen who survived and became POW's:
Swift, Robert F. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
(Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Prince George's County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 22, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Plumber and also as Single, with dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment.
B-17G #42-38190 took off, with a crew of 10, from Snetterton Heath Airfield, England on a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany. The formation was attacked by approx. 40 enemy aircraft near the target. They were seen to explode during this attack and crashed in Lindhorst, near Celle, Germany. Only one crew member survived.
Hersal was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and a Purple Heart.
Service # 33559075
Husband of Elsie I. Cralle who resided in the District of Columbia during the war.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-38190:
Cline, James W. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IA
Cralle, Hersal B. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MD
Falls, Thomas E., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Fitzpatrick, William J. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
Garofalo, Raymond G. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Joyce, Francis J., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MA
McCarson, Buford V. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, TX
Suessman, Charles H. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NY
Voorhees, Donald L. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, IL
Airmen who survived and became POW's:
Swift, Robert F. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
(Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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