Name:
Herbert Paul “Herb” Korenko
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-663281
Unit:
366th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-05-29
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
N
Row:
2
Grave:
10
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Herbert Paul “Herb” Korenko, bombardier of the B-17 42-29792, took off from station 105 Chelveston, Northamptonshire, UK on a bombing mission over Saint Nazaire’s submarine pens. His plane was hit by flak over the target area, exploding in mid-air. Buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France, he also has a cenotaph located in Northwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.