Jack Harold Heuser

Military
media-40342.jpeg UPL 40342 B-24 Liberator 42-95289 'Little Rollo' with Malone crew.

Standing L-R; Sgt Kieran P. Culliton, 2Lt Wallace R. Malone, 2Lt Jack H. Heuser, 2Lt Hulet Mack.

Kneeling L-R; Sgt Harry F. Stricklan, Sgt Robert L. Steeves, Sgt Albert R. Eibel, Sgt Thomas A. Strohaker, F/O James E. Sheets.

Object Number - UPL 40342 - B-24 Liberator 42-95289 'Little Rollo' with Malone crew. Standing L-R; Sgt Kieran P. Culliton, 2Lt Wallace R. Malone, 2Lt Jack H. Heuser, 2Lt...

Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 35 missions, On 27 Dec 1944 he was a Member of Wallace Malone's crew Had to land in the North Sea (notified Air Sea Rescue) plane broke in half on landing on the water. Strohker, the pilot Malone and the Bombardier Heuser alone were rescued. RTD



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron 707th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Little Rollo
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, Ohio 21 September 1924 Son of Harold L and Pearl B Heuser.

Enlisted

Columbus, OH 2 November 1942 Columbus Ohio

Died

Willoughby, OH 3 October 1993

Buried

Crown Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum Twinsburg, Summit County, OH 5 October 1993 Crown Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum Twinsburg, Summit County, OH

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