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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John H. Heath

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

FIRST LIEUTENANT, CO-PILOT, B-24 LIBERATOR, 90TH BOMB GROUP 'THE JOLLY ROGERS', 319TH SQUADRON (ASTERPERIOUS), FIFTH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF RICHARD A. ADAMS AND HAROLD G. HEVENER CREWS. ON A BOMBING MISSION ON DECEMBER 1, 1943, THE PLANE WAS ATTACKED AND DAMAGED BY ENEMY FIRE. DURING A FORCED WATER LANDING, HE WAS KNOCKED OUT BY THE CRASH, BUT WAS SAVED BY HIS MAE WEST. WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER CREW MEMBER, HE MADE IT TO A LIFE RAFT.