Eugene Francis Hepp
MilitaryAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Milton Castleman crew. 7 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel in B-17 42-102402. Shot down Rethwischfeld, Germany 22-May-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4954
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16018890 / O-690928
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan, USA | 10 September 1921 | Son of Leonard W and Teresa [Van Den Bossche] Hepp. |
Enlisted |
San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center, Texas | 10 February 1943 | San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center Texas |
Other Baled out POW |
Rethwischfeld, Germany | 22 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel in B-17 42-102402. Shot down Rethwischfeld, Germany 22-May-44. POW MACR 4954 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 22 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
13 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
6 April 1952 | Re-enlisted USAF. | |
Other Discharged USAF |
16 September 1955 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Warren, MI | 6 June 2004 | |
Buried |
St. Edmund Catholic Church, Warren, MI | 10 June 2004 | Laid in State - St Edmund Catholic Church, Warren Michigan. |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | 22 May 1944 | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4954 / MACR 4954, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database