John L Heiss
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Crew of the Silver Dollar
Taken from crew photos of the Silver Dollar found on the 384th Bomb Group Website
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=3329
Bombs from the 'High Group' knocked the tail section off B-17G #42-37781 'Silver Dollar' and crashed near Osdorf on a mission to Berlin on 9 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA). 16 combat missions.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39837458
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670612
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680714
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
9 March 1944 | ||
Born |
Bronx, New York | ||
Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3005, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…