Hernandez Melchor

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Melchor Hernandez is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 'Mi Amigo' (42-31322) Monument

Name:

Melchor Hernandez

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-686153

Unit:

364th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-02-22

State:

California

Cemetery:

Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, California

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

Melchor Hernandez was born on January 6, 1921 in Texas. He served in the 364th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group (Heavy), based at Chelveston, Northamptonshire, as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier of the B-17 #42-31322 "Mi Amigo" during World War II. On 22 February 1944, the heavily damaged USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft Mi Amigo was returning from a bombing mission over Aalborg, Denmark, where it had been attacked by enemy fighter aircraft. Around 5 pm, engines faltering, it emerged out of low clouds and crashed in the park. The entire crew perished.

2LT Hernandez is now buried in the Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, en.wikipedia.org