1st Lt. observer
Ryszard Hesse (1897–1926) was a lieutenant observer of the Polish Army, an aviation officer of the Second Polish Republic. He was born on 24 November 1897 in Mościska.
During World War I he served in the Austro-Hungarian army, fighting on the Italian front. After Poland regained its independence he joined the Polish Army, where as an aviation observer he took part in the combat operations of the Polish-Bolshevik War, including in reconnaissance operations and support of frontline activities. In the interwar period he was associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. For his combat merits, including participation in aerial reconnaissance during the fighting for Lwów, he was decorated with the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Order. He died on 8 December 1926 in Poznań.
