Seidel Herman Isadore

Monuments

The Crash and Rescue of the B-24 42-100421 Crew Members

Romestaing American Airmen Plaque

Name:

Herman Isadore Seidel

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-808155

Unit:

565th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1945-08-09

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Menorah Gardens, Broadview, Cook County, Illinois

Plot:

Workmen's Circle

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Herman Isadore Seidel was born on May 11, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Sam Jake Seidel and Tillie Greenblatt Seidel.

Herman served in the 565th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator on the B-24 #42-100421 'Aphrodite's Disciples' during World War II.

On March 5, 1944, the crew took off from Station 114 airfield in Hethel, England, on a mission to bomb the Bergerac, Cognac, and Mont de Marsan airfields in France. At around 11:30 AM, their plane was shot down by fighters setting the no. 1 engine and a wing on fire. The crew evacuated the airplane at 17,000 feet, and all members survived except for SSgt D'Amore, whose parachute did not open or was killed during an escape attempt. Through the help of the French network, 2Lt Seidel was able to evade German capture and return to England on March 17, 1944, via Pyrenees/Spain/Gibraltar.

2Lt Seidel died on August 9, 1945, at the age of 25, in Greensboro, Alabama. He is now buried in the Menorah Gardens, Broadview, Cook County, Illinois.

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