James Albert Heil Sr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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A bomber crew of the 95th Bomb Group and their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-102937) nicknamed "Ready Freddie"
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Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Non operational flight to Duxford in B-17 42-102937 'Ready Freddie'; pilot clipped control tower beacon, lost control and crashed into barracks building. Died non Battle (DNB)
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15108036 / O-813786
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ready Freddie
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hellertown, PA | 28 May 1923 | Son of Henry J and Verta E [Hedrick] Heil. |
Enlisted |
Allentown, PA | 30 January 1943 | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
Died |
Duxford, UK | 19 July 1944 | Non operational flight; crash at Duxford. Died non Battle (DNB) |
Buried |
20 July 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot F Row 4 Grave 2 | |
Based |
Horham | 19 July 1944 | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia