Leo Hebert
Shipped overseas on Aquatania in January 1945. Assigned to 93rd Bomb Group, 409th Sqdn., Hardwick. Flew 18 missions with Lt. Ollie Marmon's crew on a series of war-weary B-24s including Gambling Lady. Most memorable missions were to Magdeburg and Berlin, Germany. Finally assigned to B-24H Liberator a/c #42095204, with nose art "Mug of British Beer" (named by crew chief "Jitters from Bitters").
Sortie Log
03 MAR 1945 — 18 MAR 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 June 18, 1925 in Baltimore, MD. Joined USAAC in September 1943 at Greensboro, NC. Radio Operator and Mechanic School at Sioux Falls, SD; Aerial Gunnery School at Yuma, AZ; crew training on B-24s at Westover Field, MA (1944).