Marion O Heilman
MilitaryFlew on B-17G 'Los Angeles City Limits' 42-10718. On 10/7/44 while on mission to Schneeburg/Zwickau, Germany, the plane was hit on return and attacked by ME163's. Pilot gave order to bail (*) out and my uncle did. The plane limped back to England. He was a Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft IV, Groos-tychow Poland. He was released on 4/26/45.
(* Details in MACR 9569 indicate that no bail out orders were given :
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Los angeles city limits
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War |
7 October 1944 - 26 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft IV, Groos-tychow Poland. | |
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Died |
22 October 1988 | ||
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Born |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Revisions
Updated biographical information from MACR 9569 - http://www.fold3.com
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / relative