The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Funeral of Jene Hecht [TSgt Gene R Hecht, top turret gunner aboard Boeing B-17 bomber "The Belovich", 379th Bomb Group, USAF]. Australian prisoners of war (POWs), Regimental Sergeant Major Browne, 2/11 Battalion (left) [WX270 Warrant Officer Class 2 William Roderick Brown] and Warrant Officer Downie [NX3611 Warrant Officer Class 2 Thomas Downie] perform a military farewell. Hecht died when his aircraft was shot down on 17 August 1943 during the bombing of Schweinfurt ball bearing company. The rest of the crew survived and were taken prisoner of war (POW). The names in square brackets are the full identification of the men.
Funeral of Jene Hecht [TSgt Gene R Hecht, top turret gunner aboard Boeing B-17 bomber "The Belovich", 379th Bomb Group, USAF]. The cortege moves off from the camp to the cemetery. Hecht died when his
Funeral of Jene Hecht [TSgt Gene R Hecht, top turret gunner aboard Boeing B-17 bomber "The Belovich", 379th Bomb Group, USAF]. The coffin is being carried towards the cemetery. A German guard is in th
Funeral of Jene Hecht [TSgt Gene R Hecht, top turret gunner aboard Boeing B-17 bomber "The Belovich", 379th Bomb Group , USAF]. The coffin, preceded by a soldier carrying a cross, is carried towards t
Group portrait of the prisoner of war (POW) boxing team at Stalag XIII-C. Identified left to right: Back row: Warrant Officer (WO) H Harris [NX22692 Henry Phillip Harris], unidentified; Private (Pte)
HAMMELBURG, GERMANY, AUGUST, 1943. FUNERAL OF JENE HECHT SHOT DOWN 17/8/1943, (PROBABLY A TECHNICAL SERGEANT, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE). THE COFFIN ARRIVES AT THE CEMETERY FOR THE SERVICE.
Australian prisoners of war in Stalag XIII-C put on a show called "The Cabaret", for their own and fellow prisoners' entertainment. Costumes were made from old clothes, blankets, etc. The "ladies" ar
