Name:
Frank R. Hedeen
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-768090
Unit:
849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-09-13
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France
Plot:
E
Row:
10
Grave:
2
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Frank R. Hedeen was born on June 2, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the 849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on the B-17 #43-38128 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on September 13, 1944, when his plane was shot down by flak and crashed at Fuerth-Saar, east of Ottweiler, Germany.
2Lt Hedeen is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France.
5 POws:
Pilot: Bob Funk
Navigator: Allan Quinn
Bombardier: Rae Stokes
Ball turret gunner: Bob Lawrence
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Dobson
4 men who were Killed in Action:
Co-pilot: Frank Hedeen
Waist gunner: Bob Lincoln
Radio Operator: Steve Andrews
Tail gunner: Chas Fowlke