James  F.  HOCHADEL

 

HOCHADEL james f
NUMBER OF SERVICE15323487
AGE21 yo
DATE OF BIRTH 1923
ETATMahoning OHIO
FAMILY

Parents : Joseph M. & Mildred Davis HOCHADEL

 

Siblings : Joseph E. & Robert T.

RANKStaff Sergeant 
FONCTION Gunner
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTSemiskilled occupations in production of paint and varnish OH
DATE of ENLISTEMENT24 October 1942 Fort Hayes Columbus OHIO  
 SQUADRON603rd Bomber Squadron
 GROUP398th Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH8 August 1944hochadel james f tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHLa Bordelière - Ségrie-Fontaine ( 62 ORNE )
DATA PLAN

B-17 Fortress - type G-35-DL - s/n 42-107223 N7*S

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Macr: 7384

Mission: Operation Totalize Support - Bombardment on Calvados (14)

Takeoff station 131 Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire UK

Shot by the flak 3 mn before the target around 13h00

 
CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
A734
DECORATION

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Purple Heart

American Campaign Medal

World War II Victory Medal

 

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Photo FDLM

american campaign medal

victory medal


 

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STORY
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Crew of  B-17 Fortress - type G-35-DL - s/n 42-107223 N7*S

Captaine Meyer C Jr WAGNER Pilot Prisoner  O-726521 - TEXAS - Luftwaffe Lazaret Paris
Captaine Robert L HOPKINS Pilot Prisoner  O-670546 - ILLINOIS - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang
2nd Lieutenant Fredrick J Jr KUSHERA Gunner Prisoner  O-759258 - CALIFORNIA - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang
1st Lieutenant Vonnerlin WERNECKE Navigator Prisoner  O-749408 - WASHINGTON - Luftwaffe Lazaret Paris
2nd Lieutenant Thomas J STITZ Navigator Prisoner  O-700081 - OHIO - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang
2nd Lieutenant Charles  ARNOLD Bomber Dead Cim Brit Am St-James (50) - O-706773 - AM+2/PH - ILLINOIS
T/Sergeant William J GERMILLER Mechanic/Gunner Prisoner  32449064 - NEW YORK - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
T/Sergeant Raymond C GIBEAU Radio/Gunner Prisoner  37220236 - KANSAS - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
S/Sergeant James F  HOCHADEL Gunner Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer (14) - 15323487 - AM+2 - OHIO
S/Sergeant John I WERNER Gunner Prisoner  19129433 - CALIFORNIA - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOAbmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Wikipedia.org  - Francecrashes39-45.net - JF PELLOUAIS - Aad.archives.gov - Chloé LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMERClive, Frédéric & Renaud
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