World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ferdinand P. Haevers
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER 36232827. BOMBARDIER WITH THE 303RD BOMB GROUP, 358TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS AIRCRAFT, THE B-17G (SERIAL NUMBER 42-97972), WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS DURING A MISSION TO THE ALTENBEKEN RAILROAD VIADUCT IN GERMANY. A FIRE STARTED BETWEEN ENGINES 3 AND 4. THE WHOLE CREW, INCLUDING THE HONOREE, SAVED THEMSELVES BY PARACHUTE AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER.