Cornelius A Heintz Jr
MilitaryNavigator, Duarte crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Mission #55 to Bordeaux, France. Attacked by fighters and the plexiglass in the nose was blown out along with engines #2 & 3. Headed to Spain and bailed out with one engine left. MACR 1878. Lt Heintz was wounded and kept in a Paris hospital along with Lt Grimball. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft I.
Los Angeles, CA
On our 3rd mission on 31 December 1943 in B-17 #4239910, we were bombing airfields in Southern France and we were shot down by German fighters.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12191064
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803584
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-688966
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17064663
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15104471
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 December 1943
- Date: 30 December 1943
- Date: 24 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War |
Barth, Germany | 31 December 1943 | Stalag Luft I |
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA | ||
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Based Prisoner of War |
31 December 1943 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th