Gene R Hecht
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 36642
Lt Donald William Merchant, Pilot of B17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30191) nicknamed "The Belovich" of the 379th Bomb Group, and his crew.
Back row, left to right: Donald Merchant (Pilot), James Sullivan (co-pilot), Ernest Keith, (Navigator), Leonard Roman (bombardier), Robert Tonge (Ball Turret Gunner).
Front row: left to right: Edgar Van Valkenburg (waist gunner), Gene Hecht (Top turret gunner), Johannes Johnson (Radio Operator), Harold Ridgely (Waist Gunner), John Wierzbanowski (tail gunner)
Back row, left to right: Donald Merchant (Pilot), James Sullivan (co-pilot), Ernest Keith, (Navigator), Leonard Roman (bombardier), Robert Tonge (Ball Turret Gunner).
Front row: left to right: Edgar Van Valkenburg (waist gunner), Gene Hecht (Top turret gunner), Johannes Johnson (Radio Operator), Harold Ridgely (Waist Gunner), John Wierzbanowski (tail gunner)
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Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #4230191 'The Bolevich. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
17 August 1943 | ||
Born |
Plainview, Nebraska, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1765 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database