World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John N. Heib
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Seattle, Washington
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: 39203497. RADIO OPERATOR WITH THE 491ST BOMB GROUP, 853RD BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS BOMBER, THE B-24 WITH THE SERIAL # 44-10534, ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY, WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS JUST AFTER BOMBING. THE BOMBER CRASHED NEAR RIESTE, GERMANY. EIGHT CREW MEMBERS COULD SAVE THEMSELVES BY PARACHUTE, WERE TAKEN PRISONER AND HE WAS KILLED.