John F Hegendeffer
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Sinzheim in B-17 Leap Year Lady #4237881
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Leap Year Lady
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
9 August 1944 | ||
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Born |
Enid, Oklahoma, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 9 August 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8069 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database