Leroy Donald Hess Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 50531 - Leroy D Hess Jr, 359FG
Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission in P-51 42-106841, released to strafe flew over Versailles, downed 2 x Fw190's and hit by flak going for the third Fw190. Bellied in and pilot Lt Leroy D Hess Jr captured. Prisoner of War (POW) 12 June 1944 MACR 5536.
Awards: DFC, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Damn Yankee
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
20 June 1918 | Son of Leroy Donald Hess Sr. | |
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Enlisted |
7 March 1941 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
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Other Crashed |
2 July 1943 | Crashed Ground Collision 15 Miles NW Comfort, TX Cat 5 damage 2Lt Leroy D Hess Jr, 2-Jul-43. AT-6C 41-32908 - 826 SEFTS | |
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Other Shot down by flak |
12 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission in P-51 42-106841, released to strafe flew over Versaille, downed 2 x Fw190's and hit by flak going for the third Fw190. Bellied in and pilot Lt Leroy D Hess Jr captured. Prisoner of War (POW) 12-Jun-44 MACR 5536. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
13 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III, then Stalag Luft VIIa. | |
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Died |
6 September 2012 | ||
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Born |
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Based |
12 June 1944 | Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Brought in sources from duplicate record: Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5596; Unit History
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