Herbert A Heuser

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-23881.jpeg UPL 23881 Leo LaCasse's original crew.

Back row, left to right:
F. W. Baxter, tail gunner
W. M. Swaney, radio operator gunner
F. D. Greenlaw, flight engineer
R. H. Blansit, top turret gunner
B. L. Hunter, radio operator gunner
C. H. Hill, waist gunner

Front row:
R .J. Roth, bombardier
L. A. LaCasse, pilot
H. A. Heuser, co-pilot
H. J. Zorn, navigator

Sent through to the American Air Museum by Charlie Penick, a friend of Leo LaCasse.

Object Number - UPL 23881 - Leo LaCasse's original crew. Back row, left to right: F. W. Baxter, tail gunner W. M. Swaney, radio operator gunner F. D. Greenlaw, flight...

On a mission to Wilhelmshaven on 3 Feb 1944, B-17G #42-39938 collided with another aircraft over the North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30250

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yank
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

42-39938

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

3 February 1944

Born

Wheatfield, Indiana, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 3 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2197 / MACR 2197, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 23881 - Leo LaCasse's original crew. Back row, left to...