Valentine Herman Joseph

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Herman Joseph Valentine is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 'Strictly GI' (43-37594) Crash Marker

Name:

Herman Joseph Valentine

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

Unit:

323rd-Bomber-Squadron-91st-Bomber-Group-Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-09-09

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Calvary Cemetery, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, USA

Plot:

St. Anthony Section

Row:

14-15 from the west side

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Herman Joseph Valentine was born on November 30, 1922, in Canton, Stark County, Ohio. He was the son of John Valentine and Adeline Valentine.

He served in the 323rd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant during World War II. He was the top turret gunner of the B-17G 43-37594 "Strictly GI" that was shot down after a bombing mission in Mannheim and Ludwigshafen, Germany, crashing at Lachen-Speyerdorf Forest. He was Killed in Action on September 9, 1944, during the mission.