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
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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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 4th, 1944
Sources
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2007.
- Ritterkreuz Archiv II/2010, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, Juni 2010, ISSN 1866-4709
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