KORENKO Herbert P - 366 BS 305 BGH


 

Herbert Paul KORENKO

 

“Herb”

 

 

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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER0-663281  (20309628)
AGE27 yo
DATE OF BIRTH28 June 1917
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PENNSYLVANIA
STATE Deleware County PENNSYLVANIA
FAMILYParents: John & Carrie Dorothy (SCHAEFFER) KORENKO
RANK2nd Lieutenant
FONCTIONOfficer Bomber
JOB before ENLISTEMENTEmployment of Evaluator AgentTX
DATE of ENLISTEMENT

17 February 1940 à   Chester County PENNSYLVANIA

Sergeant in the Infantry at the National Guard

SQUADRON366th Bomber Squadron
GROUP305th Bomber Group Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH27 May 1943
(May 29, 1943 for the American Administration)		korenko herbert tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHSector St Nazaire
DATA PLAN

B 17 F - 70 - BO codé KY - G

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Matricule 42-29792 - leader of the group
Basé à Chelveston NORTHAMPTONSHIRE -UK- Station 105
Mission: Attack of the submarine base at St Nazaire
Mission N°61 - Heure du bombardement : 17 h 07
Shot by flak

CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY de St James

Map St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
N210
DECORATION
Air Medal + OLCam olc
Purple HeartPhoto FDLM
 

 

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STORY
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Herbert P. "Herb" KORENKO was born in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania in 1917. He graduated from Lansdowne High School in 1935 after excelling in baseball and football.

 

He was at Muhlenberg College after high school, baseball lover he also excelled as a football center.

 

"Herb" graduated in 1993 in philosophy.

 

He went to work as a credit manager in the Household Finance Company and joined the National Guard in Pennsylvania.

 

In January 1942, Korenko was transferred from the National Guard to the USAAF and became Second Lieutenant after completing the Bombardier training program in August.

On February 17, 1943, he was posted to 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, stationed in Chelveston, England.


Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-70-BO - s/n 42-29792 KY*G

 
 Lieutenant

James C PERRY

 Pilot Dead - Cemetery American BrittanyL-16-2 perry james tombe
Lieutenant 

Robert S RODDY

 CoPilot Dead - Rose Hill Cemetery Bells TEXAS
Lieutenant 

Herbert P KORENKO

 Bomber Dead - Cemetery American BrittanyN-2-10 korenko herbert tombe
 Lieutenant

Russell B ROSE

 Navigator Dead
 Staff Sergeant

John R GEMMEL

 Gunner Dead - Cemetery American BrittanyO-5-5 gemmel john tombe
Sergeant 

Michael MACINSKY

 Gunner Dead - Cemetery American  Neupre C-25-13
 Sergeant

Ralph A VITELLO

 Gunner Dead - Cemetery American Brittany A-1-12  vitello ralph tombe
 Sergeant

Raymond H ALLABY

 Gunner Prisoner - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
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Stèle en mémoire de l'équipage du B17

 
B-17F (n°42-29792) shot down over St Nazaire on May 29th 1943.
The mission 42-29792 participated in was one of 61 that the USAAF did and the 9th US bombing of St Nazaire. The objective remained the submarine pens. According to data collected from M Lugez's interview of the sole survivor, Sgt Raymond H Allaby (tail gunner), the plane was hit by AA fire at 8400m while dropping its bombs on the submarine pens. The AA fire hit the wings and front of the plane.
Reference M Lugez's « Missions de bombardements Américains sur Saint-Nazaire » published in 1998 with Ouest France (ISBN 2-7373-2280-4).

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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOClive TIRLEMONT - The Philadelphia Inquirer - Aerosteles.net - Francecrashes39-45.net - Frédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMERFrédéric & Renaud
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