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Ralph Vincent HEHL
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Source : Hudson Louie (V Gascher) | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 35650495 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12 Aout 1923 Sciotoville, Scioto County, OHIO | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | OHIO | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Mr & Mmme Arthur HEHL Brother : William | ||||||
| RANK | Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Single | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 451st Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 322nd Bomber Group, Medium | ||||||
| ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 19 July 1944 |
Source : Jerry Bybee | |||||
| STATUS | Wounded in action | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | La Foresterie - Cne de Vertou - Nantes | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type C-20-MO - s/n 41-35021 SS*L "The Sheriff Rapides Parish Louisiana"
Take off 15h00 station 485 Andrews Field, Essex UK | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY | CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Nantes | ||||||
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Then CEMTERY TEMPORARY of -- N°--
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin) | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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| STORY | |||||||
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Sgt. Hehl died July 20, 1944, in a navy hospital in Nantes, France. Death resulted from injuries suffered when his aircraft crashed at Nantes the previous day. Burial was made in Soldiers' cemetery at Nantes, but the body subsequently was removed to St. James cemetery, between Reims and Avranches. Sgt. Hehl, a son of Mrs. Hehl and the late Arthur Hehl of Sciotoville, was a bombardier on a B-26 based in England at the time of his last flight. He attended Portsmouth East High school. Besides the mother, he leaves a brother, William, in Chicago and a grandmother, Mrs. Warren T. Price, 6606 Gallia st, Sciotoville. |
Source : Hudson Louie | ||||||
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Crew of B-26 Marauder - type C-20-MO - s/n 41-35021 SS*L"The Sheriff Rapides Parish Louisiana"
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| 1Lieutenant | William E Eustace | CANFIELD | Pilot | Dead | Arlington Nat Cemetery | O-793229 - AM+10 - 22 ans - Né le 31/12/1921 -Son of Mr Julian E Canfield, East Greenbush, NEW YORK |
| Colonel | John G SIMPSON | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James |
O-022869 - SStar AM+6 PH+1 - HQ - Son of Mr Robert H Simpson, Chevy Chase, MARYLAND -Seriously burned - Died on 07/20 at 3:30 p.m. |
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| 1Lieutenant | Hugo E | CONFORTI | Navigator | Dead | Evergreen Cem. South Hadley, MASSACHUSETTS | O-802642 - 24 ans - Né le 05/10/1919 - Spoux of Mrs Marie T Conforti, South Hadley, MASSACHUSETTS |
| 1Lieutenant | James J BURNS | Bomber | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-673217 - AM+9 - Son of Mrs Catherine Burns, Chicago, Illinois - Spoux of Mrs Margaret H Burns, London, England | |
| T/Sergeant | Hamilton J | HOFMEISTER | Radio/Gunner | Dead | Walnut Hill Cem. Belleville, St-Clair Co, ILLINOIS | 16041470 - 27 ans - Né le 13/07/1917 - Nephew of Mrs Irma Tippin, Belleville, ILLINOIS |
| S/Sergeant | Jack H | CHIDESTER | Mechanic/Gunner | Escaped | 39843984 - Son of Mrs Elma H Chidester, San Mateo, CALIFORNIA - Helped and hidden for 3 days in a chest by the Cassard family in Basse-Goulaine (44) where Sgt Chidester landed, then by the Resistance |
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| S/Sergeant | Wilburn W | HAMPTON | Gunner | Escaped | 36048381 - Born to 06/02/1920 - Elmira, New York USA - Son of Mrs Mildred L Hampton, Harvey, Illinois USA - 46e mission | |
| Sergeant | Ralph V HEHL | Gunner | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 35650495 - PH - Son of Mrs Winford Hehl, Porstmouth, OHIO - died in hospital from his injuries |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |