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HESSE, Edward Anthony - Date of
birth
11 April 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Cedar County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-823075 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
350th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 October 1944 - Place of
death
Ringstrasse 51-6, Finkenkrug
10 km west of Spandau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edward W. Hesse (father)
Katherine M. (Huewe) Hesse (mother)
Agnes M. Hesse (sister)
Robert H. Hesse (brother)
James R. Hesse (brother)
Norbert Whittle (Brother-in-law)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37882 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Happy Go Lucky
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 9509
More information
2nd Lt Edward A. Hesse joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri in 1 February 1943.The aircraft received a direct flak burst between engines 2 and 1. The wing burst into flame and it peeled off, spinning and burning. No parachutes were seen.
The bomb load detonated some time after the crash and killed a German woman who was attempting to assist the crew. One crewmembers was taken prisoner. Eight bodies were recovered as unknow and buried in the communal cemetery of Falkensee, Germany.
In August 1947 four crew members were positively identified and returned to the USA. At the request of next of kin the unidentified were buried in Ardennes in two adjoining graves. There is a gravestone between the two crosses with the names of the buried crewmen. Joseph J. Burghardt and John T. Carmichael are buried in separate graves.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.100thbg.com, Peter Schouteten, Rik Verhelle, www.ancestry.com Family Tree, http://airforce.togetherweserved.com/, http://www.mcadams.org/fpdb/100thcasualty.asp
Photo source: www.100thbg.com