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May, Friedrich 'Fritz' (Jagdgeschwader 2)

Date of birth:
March 5th, 1918 (Glaadt)
Date of death:
October 20th, 1943 (Vieux Port)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Saint Desir
Plot: 3. Row: 30. Grave: 934.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

10.06.1942: Uffz., 8./ JG 2
29.11.1942: Uffz., 8./ JG 2
27.02.1943: Uffz., 8./ JG 2
28.03.1943: Fw., 8./ JG 2
01.05.1943: Ofw., 8./ JG 2
03.07.1943: Ofw., 8./ JG 2
16.08.1943: Ofw., 8. /JG 2, WIA - Fw 190 shot down 5 km South of Nantes, France
14.10.1943: Ofw., 3./ JG 2
20.10.1943: Lt., 8./ JG 2, KIA - Fw 190 shot down by P-47s and Spitfires, crashing near Vieux Port 10 km North North East of Pont Audemer
04.08.1944: Lt., 3./ JG 2 awarded the DKiG
Buried at Saint Desir
Pilot credited with 27 victories

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
June 25th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 4th, 1944
posthumously awarded
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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