Name:
Charles D. Hewes
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-727460
Unit:
335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1945-02-13
State:
Mississipi
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium
Plot:
D
Row:
7
Grave:
15
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
Charles D. Hewes was born on 10 March 1921 in Biloxi, Mississippi. He served in the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, as a Captain and pilot of P-51 Mustang #44-15455 during World War II.
Cpt Hewes died on 18 December 1944. His Mustang was seen to spiral out of formation while climbing through a cloud bank. Crashed in a moor in Tinholt, Germany suffering a fractured spine. Captured and sent to a hospital, he later died in captivity on 13 February 45.
Cpt Hewes is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, 4thfightergroupassociation.org