HECOX Max L - 410 BS 94 BGH

 

Max Leroy HECOX

 

HECOX Max L crew

Source : Lieuxdememoire22
 
NUMBER OF SERVICEO-727989
AGE23 yo
DATE OF BIRTH20 May 1920 Bovina, Parmer County, TEXAS
ENLISTMENT STATECALIFORNIA
FAMILY 
RANKFirst Lieutenant
FONCTIONPilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT NE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
 SQUADRON410th Bomber Squadron
 GROUP94th Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH29 May 1943

HECOX Max L crew

Source : 

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHHameau de la Poterie - Cne Les Champs-Géraux
DATA PLAN

B-17 Fortress - type F-55-BO - s/n 42-29476 GL*M

"Snafu"

B 17

Mission : Rennes (35): entrepôts maritimes

Take off from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Shot down by fighters - The plane goes into a spin, preventing the men from parachuting - Alone, the Gunner G is ejected with his parachute

 
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 

CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  Saint-James N°3504 

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Story of Cemetery Temporary 

 

CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin)

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
L1812
DECORATION

Air Medal

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Brevet Pilot

 

am

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 

 

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STORY
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HECOX Max L crew

Memorial to the crew of B-17 # 42-29476 at Les Champs-Gérale in Brittany.

Source: Joris Brouard

HECOX Max L crew

 

Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-55-BO - s/n 42-29476 GL*M

"Snafu"

 

1 Lieutenant Max L HECOX Pilot Dead Cim Brit Am St-James O-727989 - AM/PH - CALIFORNIA
2 Lieutenant Rolland V. VANDERHOOK CoPilot Dead Cim Brit Am St-James O-793203 - PH - NEBRASKA
2 Lieutenant Charles B "Chuck" HARRISON Navigator Dead Cim Nat de LONG ISLAND 0-664302 - State to NEW YORK
1 Lieutenant Ronald G "Ronnie" McCOY Bomber Dead Fort Palmer Cem. Fairfield Township, Westmoreland Co, PENNSYLVANIA O-731524 - born to 1921 - PH - Westmoreland, PENNSYLVANIA
S/Sergeant Harry Delbert "Dibby" SYMMONDS gunner Dead Oakland Cem. Keokuk, Lee Co, IOWA 37195169 - 22 yo - Né le 11/12/1920 - IOWA
S/Sergeant George T. COATES Radio Dead Cim Brit Am St-James 16035138 - AM/PH - ILLINOIS
S/Sergeant Fred G. SNELL gunner Dead Cim Brit Am St-James 35452643 - AM/PH - OHIO
S/Sergeant Eugene "Gene"  McCOY gunner Dead Cim Brit Am St-James 35470766 - AM/PH - OHIO
Sergeant Joseph G TASHJIAN gunner Dead New York Cem 12060446 - Born in 1924 - New York City, NEW YORK
T/Sergeant Herman PHILBECK gunner Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf 15043341 - Born the 26/08/1921 - INDIANA - Ejected from the plane
Major Randolph C. BARTHOLD Observator Dead Cim Brit Am St-James O-430560 - PH - TEXAS

HECOX Max L crew

l'équipage du B17
Standing, left to right : Max HECOX, Charles HARISSON, Roland G. MAC COY, Rolland V., ANDERHOOK, Edward VIA
Sitting left to right : Raymond KASKEY, Fred G. SNELL, Eugéne MAC COY, Harry D. SIMMONDS, Georges T. COATES

Source : Lieuxdememoire22
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