Ernest Joseph Hegedus
MilitaryAssigned to 748BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Prisoner of War (POW) Damaged by flak and crashed in Switzerland in B-17 42-31552 on 7-Dec-44
Awards: AM, POW, EAME, 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: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18043191 / O-758456
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Buddy
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Columbus, Ohio | 7 June 1923 | Columbus, Ohio |
Prisoner of war Prisoner of war (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 12 July 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of war (POW) Stalag Luft IV |
Died |
13 June 1992 | ||
Buried |
Saint Joseph Cemetery Lockbourne, Ohio | 16 June 1992 | Interred Saint Joseph Cemetery Lockbourne, Ohio |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6926 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database