Clifford A Heinrich
MilitaryAssigned to 749FS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Returning to base from diversion airfield, letting down on instruments, A/C crashed two miles north of Great Rollright, Oxfordshire, UK (the crash site was actually in Warwickshire) 23-12-44. Seriously injured in crash, spent 14 months in hospital prior to being returned stateside.
Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME (Bronze star), American campaign, Good conduct medal.
Post war: Only received his medals for the first time 21-Mar-2016 at a living history event presentation in his hometown of Cape Girardeau.
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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: British
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Nurse
Aircraft
Added caption and association.
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Diverted |
Portreath, Redruth TR16, UK | 19 December 1944 | Diverted to RAF Portreath on return from Koblenz raid. |
Other Crashed |
Great Rollright, Chipping Norton OX7, UK | 23 December 1944 | Returning to base from diversion airfield, letting down on instruments, A/C crashed two miles north of Great Rollright, Oxfordshire, UK (the crash site was actually in Warwickshire) 23-12-44. Seriously injured in crash. |
Other Hospitalised |
Oxford, UK | 23 December 1944 | Seriously injured in crash, spent 14 months in hospital prior to being returned stateside. |
Born |
Miamisburg, OH, USA | Son of Wilbur H and Hazel D [Reedy] Heinrich. | |
Enlisted |
Ohio, USA | ||
Based |
Glatton | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 749FS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Chicago, IL, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Hnames.html