Ralph Vincent Hehl
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 56991 - Sgt Ralph V Hehl, 322BG.
Assigned to 451BS 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Nantes 19-Jul-44, hit by flak in port engine, wing collapsed, spun in. Crashed left bank of Loire river. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7046
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![B-26 Marauders, including (serial number 41-34959, SS-O), of the 451st Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group line up for take off, 11 November 1943. Passed for publication 11 Nov 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '63.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413264.jpg.webp?itok=Ml213CQs)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12046122 / O-793729
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Sciotoville, OH | 12 August 1923 | |
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Died Died from Injuries |
Navy Hospital Nantes | 20 July 1944 - 20 July 2044 | Died from Injuries received in Crash whilst in Action 19-Jul-44 |
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Based |
Andrews Field | 20 July 1944 | Assigned to 451BS 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Brittany, France Plot L Row 11 Grave 14 |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorRayWells
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Sources
Information from Findagrave .com Pictures from His Nephew Jerry Bybee
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
451 BS Assoc, B-26 memorials guide / 9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association)
