Cyril Francis Heath

Military

Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Sofia, Bulgaria 20-Dec-43 with Bob Brown crew; Collided with out of control ME109, ripping wing from A/C. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1592



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Big Nig
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Berka, al Birkah

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

London, England 19 January 1923

Enlisted

New York City, NY 14 November 1942 New York City, New York

Died

Sofia, Bulgaria 20 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Sofia, Bulgaria 20-Dec-43 with Bob Brown crew; Collided with out of control ME109, ripping wing from A/C. KIA MACR 1592

Buried

Re-Interred Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Florence, Italy Plot B Row 13 Grave 41

Based

20 December 1943 Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 15AF USAAF.