John R Heslin

Military
media-42110.jpeg UPL 42110 Sgt John R Heslin 705th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF.

Object Number - UPL 42110 - Sgt John R Heslin 705th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF.

Assigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in B-24 41-28814 Operation Varsity; shot down by ground fire at low level, A/C crashed near Wesel. Baled out of bomb bay. Returned to Duty (RTD) MACR 13537



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 705th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16030395 / O-2059149
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, NY 8 February 1920

Enlisted

Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY 5 May 1944 Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York

Other

Baled out RTD

Wesel. Germany 24 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) in B-24 41-28814 Operation Varsity; shot down by ground fire at low level, A/C crashed near Wesel. Baled out. RTD MACR 13537

Other

Discharged USAAF

19 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

14 September 1989

Buried

Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, Suffolk County, NY 17 September 1989 Calverton National Cemetery Calverton, Suffolk County, New York

Based

Returned (RTD)

Bassingbourn Assigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13537 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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