What key details about ernst hess can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: leutnant ernst hess hoh ic was a world war i flying ace credited with 17 confirmed and four unconfirmed aerial victories . hess was one of a few world war i pilots involved in aviation prewar , as he gained his civil pilot 's license on 26 september 1913 . he was already enrolled in '' die fliegertruppes '' -lrb- the flying troops -rrb- of the imperial german army when world war i began . he qualified for his military pilot 's license on 21 november 1914 , and was launched on his flying career as one of germany 's first fighter pilots . he would score his first aerial victory in tandem with oswald boelcke on 5 january 1916 . he would rotate through four assignments before scoring a dozen victories within july -- september 1917 while flying an albatros d.va for '' jagdstaffel 28 '' . on 19 september 1917 , he was promoted to command of '' jagdstaffel 19 '' . he had just been appointed to command of a '' jagdgruppe '' -lrb- fighter group -rrb- being formed by germany 's first army when he was killed in combat on 23 december 1917 .
- death place is east of fresnes june 2013- placeofburial label is sudfriedhof- death date is 23 december 1917- allegiance is german empire- placeofburial is weisbaden , germany- awards is house classes -rrb- order of hohenzollern , iron cross -lrb- both- birth date is 8 january 1893- unit is fa kek douai , fokkerstaffel c , jasta 28 , jasta 9 19 , fa 62 , jasta 10 ,- name is ernst hess- branch is aviation- birth place is wiesbaden , germany- rank is leutnant