Albert Bruce Heilman
Military
Object Number - UPL 32409 - "1st Lt A B Heilman, navigator of the 490th Bomb Group, wears the Distinguished Flying Cross presented to him on 7-Dec-44 at an 8th AF base in...
Member of Johnson crew. Assigned to 84BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 Battle stars).
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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: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810888
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
25 November 1921 | Son of Albert and Theresa [Highwood] Heilman. | |
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Died |
Ford City, PA, USA | 2 February 2003 | |
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Based |
Eye | Assigned to 84BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Holy Trinity Cemetery Rd, Ford City, PA 16226, USA | Holy Trinity Cemetery Ford City, Armstrong County, PA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
