Fred Hargesheimer Military person

Major Fred Hargesheimer (May 7, 1916 – December 23, 2010) was a former pilot of the USAAF who was shot down during World War II over Papua New Guinea in June 1943. He later became a philanthropist who helped out the village that had hidden him from the Japanese.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 16, 1916
Birth place	Rochester Minnesota
Date of death	December 23, 2010
Place of death	Omaha Nebraska

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Military person

award	Purple Heart Silver Star Air Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
military operations	World War II
military branch	United States Army Air Corps
military unit	8th Flying Training Squadron
service start	1941
service end	1945