Jerome J Hentz
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #4239924 'Tornado. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Jerome J. Hentz was the older brother of Ursula Hentz-Varner and the younger half-brother of James E. Schroder. His funeral was held on 15 September 1945 at Saint Williams Cathedral in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tornado
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 May 1944
Events
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Born |
Catonsville, Maryland, USA | 19 June 1924 | Jerome J. Hentz was born in Catonsville, Maryland to Helen Marie Hentz (1894–1978) and James E. Hentz (1898–1983). |
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Died |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 May 1944 | Jerome J. Hentz was killed while acting as the rear ball turret gunner for the B-17 Fortress “Tornado.” None of his fellow crewmen witnessed him bailing out of the plane, and it is believed that he died in the initial attack. If true, he likely died shortly after 11:25 AM, having completed his assigned bombing mission. |
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Enlisted |
13 February 1942 | ||
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Buried |
Neuville | 27 May 1945 | Jerome J. Hentz is buried in Neuville-en-Condroz cemetery, Belgium, France. His cross is in Block D, Row 5, Grave 56. |
Revisions
Army Enlistment Records (Accessed through Ancestry)
Headstone Inscription and Interment Records
Jerome J. Hentz Obituary in The Baltimore Sun
Name Index of Missing Air Crew Reports (MACR) — Henry, Ralph THRU Hibner, Okey
National Archives Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 5160
Personal family history
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5160 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database