Roger Hess

Military
media-41958.jpeg UPL 41958 Hayden Hughes crew, 447th Bomb Group, 708th Squadron. Photo taken at Rattlesden, England, March, 1944. Order unknown: Lt. Hayden T. Hughes, Lt. Howard N. Barr, Lt. William H. Allen Jr., Lt. Richard H. Johnson, Sgt. Walter J. Zesut, Sgt. Raymond J. Small, Sgt. James R. Boyd, Sgt. Roger Hess, Sgt. Barley E. Hill, Sgt. George R. Bentley 447th Bomb Group collection

from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056

Object Number - UPL 41958 - Hayden Hughes crew, 447th Bomb Group, 708th Squadron. Photo taken at Rattlesden, England, March, 1944. Order unknown: Lt. Hayden T. Hughes, Lt....

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #4231144. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31144

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss America
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Durham, North Carolina, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 April 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4247 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 41958 - Hayden Hughes crew, 447th Bomb Group, 708th...