Ernest Joseph Hegedus

Military

Assigned 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

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Gerald Kerr
  • 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

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

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