Eugene Francis Hepp

Military

Assigned 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

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear.
  • 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

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

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.