Bernell S Heaton

Military

Shot down by fighters on mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #41-24587 'Bad Check'. POW.





Purple Heart, Air Medals, Presidential Unit Citation

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24587

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bad Check
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Science Hill, Kentucky, USA 20 April 1917

Died

17 February 1996

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 11 January 1944 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Buried

Laurel County, KY, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 1922 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database