Herbert H. Kaster

Branch of Service: Army Air Corps
Length of Service: 9 years
Rank: Captain

Background and History:
Graduated Peabody MA High School 1938
Graduated Tufts Univ. BS Chemical Eng. 1942
Commissioned 2nd Lt. 1942
Promoted to Captain 1945
Assigned to 8th Air Force 1943
Armament & Engineering Officer at 1st Strategic Air Depot 1943
Assigned to the 356th Airdrome Sqdn for the invasion of Japan

Experiences:
The 8th Air Force was the largest Air Force ever assembled in the world. A 1000 bomber stream was approximately 25 miles long and took 2 hours to pass. The 8th Air Force suffered 26,000 dead and 20,000 wounded. These were the highest casualty ratio of any branch of service during World War II.  


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