Richard K Hege
Military32 combat missions over Germany and France. Member of Ray Meadows crew. Taught gunnery for B-29s in Texas after combat tour
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster; Good Conduct Medal, WW II Victory Medal, ETO Medal w 3/battle stars, American Campaign Medal, French Order of the Croix de Guerre (unit award)
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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: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-709244
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-701513
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817675
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hare Force
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Williamson, PA 17225, USA | 5 May 1924 | |
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Died |
Guilford Springs, Guilford Township, PA 17202, USA | 31 May 1986 | |
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Buried |
St Thomas, PA 17252, USA |
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Sources
Birsic/Grandson / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia