HERBERT T.

KURZ AAF SERVICE CHRONOLOGY

Arrive
20 Dec 1941 7 Jan 1942 30 Mar 1942 30 May 1942 6 Aug 1942 15 Oct 1942 19 Oct 1942 24 Oct 1942 4 Dec 1942 2 Jan 1943 1 Feb 1943 7 Feb 1943 2 Mar 1943

Depart
6 Jan 1942 29 Mar 1942 30 May 1942 5 Aug 1942 15 Oct 1942

Assignment - Duty
Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama Enter Service Bennettsville, South Carolina, Primary Shaw Field, Sumter, South Carolina, Basic S ence Field, Moultrie, !eorgia, Advanced Commissioned as "#t $endric%s Field, Sebring, Florida, SEAAF&C, '( Engine Flying School, B()*+s, &rain to Salt #a%e City, $ead,uarters )-th .e lacement /ing &rain to &ucson, Ari0ona and #os Angeles 1avis Monthan, &ucson, Ari0ona, 23th B4!45$6, '7" B4S45$6, Alamogordo, 8ew Mexico, 227th B4!45$6, '9*th B4S4 5$ B("' crash 5as assenger6 near Collinsville, :# Six 5;6 days #eave to $ome &o e%a Assigned< B("' The Green Hornet Hamilton Fiel ! "ali#ornia Fle$ %&e 'reen Hornet to Oa&u /heeler Field AP= 393, 27*th B4!45$6, 2*)st B4S4 5$6, Search missions $awaiian :sl4 de>ense Mission to Funa>uti to attac% 8auru ? &arawa, bombed by @a s night o> ")("" A r )3'2 Assigned, Mo%uleia, ))th B4!45$6, 3-th B4S45$6 Assigned B("'@ Ano nameB #42-73022 14S4 with ))"'th Sch4 S,uad, $ic%am Field 5)7 1ays6 Oa&u A*O 959 8u%u>etau, Ellice :slands, AP= "'7(C #ost Ano nameB #42-73022 @aluit mission ))D"2D'2 )D"7D'' ( Fran% /ashburn lost Sexy Sue IV &arawa, !ilbert :slands, AP= "'7 EwaFalein, Marshall :slands, AP= "') !uam, AP= "'; Ei a a !ulch, =ahu $ead,uarters 27th B4!45$6, 23"nd B4S45$6, AP= "'' Attend Combat :ntel4 School, =rlando, Florida Ft4 1ix, 8ew @ersey #eave Ft4 1ix, 8ew @ersey Accrued 3; days leave revert to :nactive status

3 Dec 1942 2 Jan 1943

19 Feb 1943 1 Mar 1943

10 May 1943 30 May 1943 14 (o) 1943 20 Jan 1944 3 A+r 1944 2, Oct 1944 1, Mar 1945 13 (o) 1943 6 Jan 1944 27 Mar 1944 1, Oct 1944 1 Mar 1945 11 May 1945 12 Jul 1945 14 Jul 1945 3 -e+ 1945 5 -e+ 1945 10 Dec 1945