Helbig Herbert Alfred

Name:

Herbert Alfred Helbig

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

32868322

Unit:

601st Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-11-30

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium

Plot:

B

Row:

16

Grave:

17

Decoration:

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

Herbert Alfred Helbig was born on December 6, 1918, in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He was the son of Julia Isabella Jones Helbig. He enlisted in the service on March 19, 1943. He served in the 601st Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator of B-17 #43-38463 during World War II.

On November 30, 1944, the aircraft was lost during a bombing mission over Zeitz, Germany. Operating from Nuthampstead, England, the aircraft was struck by enemy anti-aircraft fire (flak) and crashed near Großlöbichau, close to Jena-Bürgel, Germany. Six crew members were killed, two taken as POWs, and one evaded capture.

TSgt Helbig was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium. Herbert A. Helbig's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 2 (center), on Butterfly 15, in the top right wing (section B).

Source of information:www.americanairmuseum.com, www.398th.org