Hess, Dean E. 1917-2015
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Name (Latin)
Hess, Dean E. 1917-2015
Date of birth
1917-12-06
Date of death
2015-03-02
Field of activity
Korean War, 1950-1953--Aerial operations, American
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American
Occupation
Air pilots, Military
Clergy
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Battle hymn, 1956:t.p. (Dean E. Hess)
- New York times (online), viewed Mar. 9, 2015(in obituary published Mar. 7: Dean Hess; b. Dean Elmer Hess, Dec. 6, 1917, Marietta, Ohio; d. Monday [Mar. 2, 2015], Huber Heights, Ohio, aged 97; flying preacher who unwittingly bombed a German orphanage during World War II and six years later helped rescue hundreds of Korean foundlings endangered by Communist troops converging on Seoul)
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Dean Elmer Hess in the cockpit of his F-51D, Per Fidem Volo, in Daejeon, 1951
U.S. Air Force photo, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Dean Elmer Hess (December 6, 1917 – March 2, 2015) was an American minister and United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who was involved in the so-called "Kiddy Car Airlift," the documented rescue of 950 orphans and 80 orphanage staff from the path of the Chinese advance during the Korean War on December 20, 1950. He is the subject of the autobiography Battle Hymn, published in 1956, which later served the basis for the 1957 film of the same name, where he was played by Rock Hudson.
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