Herbert C. Borgmann
Enlisted in USAAF on Dec. 7, 1942 at Kansas City, MO. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, MO for basic, then to East Lansing, MI for CTD. Spent time at SAACC San Antonio; primary flight training in Pine Bluff, AR; basic flight training in Independence, KS.
Graduated from pilot training, Class 44-E, Pampa, TX. Graduated B-24 training at Liberal, KS; sent to Lincoln, NE for his crew. Completed phase training at Casper, WY and proceeded by troop train to New Jersey. Sailed to England on the R de France. Assigned to 330th Bomb Sqdn., 93rd Bomb Group at Hardwick, England.
Discharged in 1969 with rank of lieutenant colonel. Received Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster.
From the 2nd Air Division Association Yearbook
Enlisted in USAAF on Dec. 7, 1942 at Kansas City, MO. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, MO for basic, then to East Lansing, MI for CTD. Spent time at SAACC San Antonio; primary flight training in Pine Bluff, AR; basic flight training in Independence, KS. Graduated from pilot training, Class 44-E, Pampa, TX. Graduated B-24 training at Liberal, KS; sent to Lincoln, NE for his crew. Completed phase training at Casper, WY and proceeded by troop train to New Jersey. Sailed to England on the R de France. Assigned to 330th Bomb Sqdn., 93rd Bomb Group at Hardwick, England. Discharged in 1969 with rank of lieutenant colonel. Received Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster.
Sortie Log
18 MAR 1945 — 09 APR 1945
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Born on May 20, 1923 in Athol, KS.