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NH 96616 Herbert Hugo Menges, Aviation Cadet, USNR (1917-1941)

Herbert Hugo Menges, Aviation Cadet, USNR (1917-1941)
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Title: Herbert Hugo Menges, Aviation Cadet, USNR (1917-1941)
Caption: On 15 December 1939, while at NAS Pensacola, Florida, undergoing flight training. Ultimately assigned to VF-6 in ENTERPRISE (CV-6), he was shot down and killed by U.S. anti-aircraft fire over Pearl Harbor on the night of 7 December 1941. USS MENGES (DE-320) was named in his honor.
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Catalog #: NH 96616
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Fri, Dec 15, 1939
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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