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HEATON, Clifford Ralph "Skeek" - Date of
birth
6 May 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio -
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35233638 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
512th Bombardment Squadron,
376th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 October 1944 - Place of
death
Southwest of Laaer Berg, Vienna, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 15 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Clifford O. Heaton (father)
Lulu M. (Baity) Heaton (mother)
Dorotha W. Heaton (sister)
Floyd M. Heaton (brother)
Otis F. Heaton (brother)
Dennis W. Heaton (brother)
Helen M. Heaton (sister)
James L. Heaton (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-51401 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Vienna, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the Vienna Motor Works
MACR: 12262
More information
Sgt Clifford R. Heaton attended high school for three years before he enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 10 July 1943.Crew members of other planes in the group saw this airplane peel to the right just after the bomb run. #2 engine was on fire and #3 and #4 engines were smoking badly.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Heaton Family Tree, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, http://aircrewremembered.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Divotdigger