John E Hiebert
Military
Kenneth Gorrell Crew
458th BG - 752nd BS
Back Row: Unknown - N, Lt. Kirschman - B, Louis Sonnefeld - CP, Kenneth Gorrell - P
Middle Row: John Hiebert - G, Paul Dirker - TT/E, Dewey Adams - WG
Front Row: Rocco Immundo - TTG, Calvin Criswell - RO, Wisner - TG
Crashed on takeoff for their first combat mission, 2 March 1944. 7 KIA 458th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 23069 - Crew #15 Kenneth Gorrell Crew 458th BG - 752nd BS Back Row: Unknown - N, Lt. Kirschman - B, Louis Sonnefeld - CP, Kenneth Gorrell - P Middle...
Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2-Mar-44 in B-24 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ginny
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Canada | 25 June 1921 | Born to Canadian (Father) and Russian (mother) parents. Jacob H. and Marion [Bueckert] Hiebert. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 10 November 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
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Died |
Norwich, UK | 2 March 1944 | Crashed at Hellesdon, Norwich after takeoff for 1st operational mission on 2-Mar-44 in B-24 41-28669. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
3 March 1944 | ||
| Los Angeles, California | |||
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Based |
Horsham St Faith | 2 March 1944 | Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Inglewood Park Cemetery Inglewood Los Angeles County CA | Inglewood Park Cemetery Inglewood Los Angeles County California, USA Plot: Dahlia, Lot 49 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces & Page 277of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458
