George Gustav Hoehn
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G 42-37867 'Berlin Ambassador', Killed in Action.
Crew bailed out, but Hoehn remained to avoid having a/c crash into city of Zwolle, Holland. A street in the city is named for him.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Berlin Ambassador
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marouge, Illinois, USA | 27 February 1921 | |
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Died Killed in Action |
Zwolle, Netherlands | 11 January 1944 | |
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Buried |
Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA | Concordia Cemetery |
Revisions
Updated the location of the "Died" event per info in the "Summary biography".
Added S/N per MACR 3140 for A/C #42-37867 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/37110628/37110649
Added Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 131737084.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131737084/george-g.-hoehn
Updated the first and middle names per MACR 3140 at fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/37110634
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “Hoehn” was misspelled.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3140 / MACR 3140, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database