Adolph Herbert Huesgen Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 64030 - 2nd Lt Adolph H. Huesgen
Evaded (EVD) crashed on 29-Dec-44 in Luxembourg in B-17 42-107188 'Ramp Rooster'.
A co-pilot with the 602nd Sqdn Huesgen bailed out at 25,000 ft when his plane was downed by anti-aircraft fire. He remembers drifting down 'thinking of inconsequential things' and silence all around. As he came down he was shot at and saw people running around and vehicles moving so as soon as he landed he got out of his harness and started running.
With several rifles pointing at him he then realised he was facing Americans but had a tough time convincing them that he was not a German infiltrator, especially with a name like Huesgen. Later, on returning to base, he found his effects already re-distributed. Of his crew that day one man was killed, two wounded and five became prisoners of war.
Huesgen was to fly 10 more missions.
Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-770985
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ramp Rooster
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron 836th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
St Louis, Missouri | 12 February 1924 | Born St Louis, Missouri |
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Enlisted |
St Louis, Missouri | 13 December 1942 | Enlisted St Louis, Missouri |
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Other Evaded |
Belgium | 29 December 1944 | |
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Other Discharged |
5 January 1947 | ||
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Enlisted |
27 March 1951 | ||
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Other Discharged |
3 November 1953 | ||
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Died |
Clearfield, Utah | 16 August 2008 | Died Clearfield, Utah |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/622667865/adolph-huesgen-1924-us-veterans-…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/259722599/adolph-h-huesgen
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/adolph-huesgen-obituary?id=10…
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 398th Bomb Group related to the service of Adolph Huesgen.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11348 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
