Ralph W. Eherts Crew - 412th Sqn
CREW LIST
CREW LIST
1st Lt Ralph W. Eherts (pilot), 2nd Lt John C. Burdick (co-pilot)
2nd Lt Thomas D. Striebich (bombardier), 2nd Lt Solomon Zigman (navigator)
T/S William E. Piispanen (radio operator), S/S Grant E. Allen (top turret)
S/S Ralph Bates (ball turret), T/S Walter H. Queen (right waist)
S/S Lewis Rabinowitz (left waist), S/S Wallace Petzack (tail gunner)
The officers in the photo are Striebich (4th from left) Burdick,Eherts and Zigman (4th from right).
With the exception of Striebich, Zigman & Petzack, all the crew were lost with their aircraft 42-30377 Roger The Lodger II , 9/10/1943.
Striebich survived being shot shot down on temporary assignment to the John A. Cabeen crew in 42-30161 Cuddle Cat, 6/10/1943.
T/S William E. Piispanen (radio operator), S/S Grant E. Allen (top turret)
S/S Ralph Bates (ball turret), T/S Walter H. Queen (right waist)
S/S Lewis Rabinowitz (left waist), S/S Wallace Petzack (tail gunner)
The officers in the photo are Striebich (4th from left) Burdick,Eherts and Zigman (4th from right).
With the exception of Striebich, Zigman & Petzack, all the crew were lost with their aircraft 42-
Photo supplied by Mathew Parker