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Ernst Hess [Germany]

Name:Ernst Hess
Country:Germany
Rank:Leutnant
Squadrons:FA 9
Jasta 10, 19, 28
Kek Douai
Victories:17
Born:8 January 1893
Place of Birth:Wiesbaden
Died:23 December 1917Killed In Action
Place of Death:East of Fresnes
Knight's Cross with Swords of the Hohenzollern House Order
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class
Ernst Hess

Notes
On 19 August 1917, Hess shot down a two-seater and captured Australian ace Cecil Richards. Hess was killed when his Albatros D.Va was shot down by a member of Escadrille N96.

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