Carl Wilfred Heline
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Carl Heline - Marcus, 387th BG, KIA
Charles D Taylor collection
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Assigned to 557BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. 4 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Enger, Germany in 41-31710 B-26 'General Sherman' 14-Feb-45; downed by flak, baled out successfully, presumed shot by Germans on the ground. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12341
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 557th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12122373 / O-721708
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: General Sherman
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 557th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Marcus,Cherokee County, IA | 8 April 1922 | Son of Oscar E and Mary Mabel [Magee] Heline. |
Enlisted |
Omaha, NE | 3 October 1942 | Omaha, Nebraska |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Koblenz, Germany | 14 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Enger, Germany in 41-31710 B-26 'General Sherman' 14-Feb-45; downed by flak, KIA MACR 12341 |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot J, Row 2, Grave 16 | |
Based Baled out KIA |
Chipping Ongar | 14 February 1945 | Assigned to 557BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
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- "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor;
- http://www.usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1498&order=field_rank_value&sor…;
- http://www.findagrave.com