Carl Wilfred Heline

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21524.jpeg UPL 21524 Carl Heline - Marcus, 387th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21524 - Carl Heline - Marcus, 387th BG, KIA

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

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

A bomber crew of the 387th Bomb Group with their B-26 Marauder nicknamed "General Sherman".
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: General Sherman
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 557th Bomb Squadron

Places

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.

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