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SGT Charles Arthur Heaton Jr
9 Apr 1924 – 8 Dec 1943
| Birth | 9 Apr 1924 |
| Death | 8 Dec 1943 |
| Cemetery | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville , Jefferson County , Kentucky , USA |
| Added by | Tracey C Strong on 19 Nov 2019 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3300437 |
Gravesite details
Interred August 24, 1949.
Bio
B-24H Liberator #42-7681, nicknamed "Finks Jinks." Killed when the bomber crashed, due to engine failure, twelve miles northwest of Marrakesh, French Morocco, during World War II. The crew had arrived in Marrakesh on November 29th, and at the time of the accident, were departing for England. MACR 3907 & 4135. The personnel killed were: 2LT John P Rhodes , Pilot 2LT Eber D Odell Faris , Co-Pilot 2LT John Bilyk , Passenger 2LT Kenneth J Murphy , Navigator 2LT Howard M Oden , Passenger 2LT Salem A Smith, Jr , Bombardier SSGT Thomas M Fink , Crew Chief SGT William N Barbarito Jr , Gunner SGT Rector R Cockings , Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner SGT Samuel Edwards , Waist Gunner SGT Charles A Heaton Jr , Gunner SGT William E Leis , Gunner PFC Domingo Rosas , Radio Operator/Gunner PFC Jerome S Rose , Passenger ~ Enlistment Army Service No. (ASN): 18226363
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SGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
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- Viola Leah Heaton McIntyre 1907–1976
- Albert Wallen "Al" Heaton 1911–1976
- Betty Jo Heaton Case 1928–1997
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