Herbert G. Adler, entered the United States military from California. 2LT Alder, service number 703918 was listed as "Missing in Action" and "Non Recoverable" per reports dated August 7, 1944. A member of the 391st Bomber Squadron, 34th Bomber Group, Heavy, he is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery, at Neupré (Neuville-en-Condroz), near Liège, Belgium. He had been awarded Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, and Purple Heart Medal.

Herbert Alder was the Navigator aboard the B-24, 44-40323 known as the Sunshine Rose. Others aboard the plane were:

KIA ERWIN ELDON E (P), FORT WORTH TX
SCHOLLE JOHN R (CP)
KIA ALDER HERBERT G (N), CA
POW JONES ROY O JR (B), AL
POW LAMAR HORACE B (TT), PONTOTAC MS
KIA O'LEARY JAMES A (R), MN
POW BLAGRAVE HUBERT L (WG), KANSAS CITY MO
EVD BABCOCK LAWRENCE W (TG), KANSAS CITY MO
KIA WARNER LLOYD D (NG), DETROIT MI
KIA EATON JOSEPH J L (Com P), AL
POW ACKERMAN HARRY (GpN)

August 7 – Target: Remilly, France. Twenty-six bombers from the Group participated in this mission against tactical targets in France. Nine of the aircraft were able to drop their 22.5 tons of bombs on the primary target; however, seventeen bombers were unsuccessful in reaching the target area. One Group's lead B-24 from the 391st Bomb Squadron, Sunshine Rose (#44-40323), was shot down by German flak near Nanteuill, France. The bomber took a direct hit in the bomb bay, falling out of formation and going into a 45 degree dive, crashing in the vicinity of Malmmedy. The Group Operations Officer, Lt. Col. Eaton was killed along with five other crew members. Five crewmembers were able to bail out and became POWs.

Sources: Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945; U.S. WWII Military Personnel Missing In Action or Lost At Sea, 1941-1946; WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings; U.S. World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas; 34th Bomb Group Mission Summary: May-August 1944, via: http://colbobsimpson.com/history/history_34th_bomb_group.html; Missing Air Crew Report 7877.