Hewitt John Ralph

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John Ralph Hewitt is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

493rd Bombardment Group Honor Roll

Name:

John Ralph Hewitt

Rank:

Flight Officer

Serial Number:

T-002591

Unit:

863rd Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group (Heavy)

Date of Death:

1944-09-12

State:

Texas

Cemetery:

Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Comments:

John Ralph Hewitt was born on February 6, 1918, in Poynor, Texas. He was the son of Linnie Vee McSpadden Donnell.

John served in the 863rd Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Flight Officer and Bombardier on the B-17 #43-38261 during World War II. He was Killed in Action in Germany on September 12, 1944, when his airplane was shot down by an enemy aircraft and crashed. It resulted in the deaths of 8 airmen and 1 POW.

F/O Hewitt is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. He also has a cenotaph located in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Texas.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.americanairmuseum.com, www.abmc.gov