Edward James Heintz

Military

Joined 368th squadron 7-Jul-43. Flew on the 1st bombing mission over Berlin. Flew on 35 x combat missions. Flew on a raid that lost 60 x B-17s. Primary A/C was 'Eager Beaver'. Another was 'Big Noise from Winnetka'.



Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

An airman of the 306th Bomb Group with the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24487) nicknamed "Eager Beaver".
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eager Beaver
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Calamet City, Illinois 17 June 1920 NoK: Martha Heintz.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 17 June 1942 Chicago, Illinois

Based

Thurleigh 7 July 1943 Assigned to 368BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Discharged USAAF

27 July 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

3 February 1998

Buried

Camp Butler National Cemetery Springfield, Sangamon County, IL 5 March 1998 Camp Butler National Cemetery Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Other

Draft registration record

Riverdale, IL Employed Acme Steel Co.

Revisions

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Sources

The (Hammond) Times newspaper article October, 14, 1944.

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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AAM DB Entry.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / nephew Darryl J. Heintz, R. Strong record cards