Name:
Herbert W., Jr. Funk
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
0-794870
Unit:
384th Bomb Group (Heavy)
Date of Death:
1943-07-28
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery
Plot:
12
Row:
Grave:
224
Decoration:
Comments:
Herbert Funk was the navigator of the B-17F "Flying Fortress" names "Sky Queen" that crashed near Opende in The Netherlands after encountering enemy fire while returning from a mission over Kassel, Germany, where there was an aircraft factory. He is buried with three other members of the "Sky Queen" crew. His brother Pvt. Ferdinand Donald Funk died in Nazi captivity in Stalag 2B in 1944.