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Heelan Philip P.

Name:
Philip P. Heelan
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-821708
Unit:
379th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1945-03-21
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery, France
Plot:
C
Row:
19
Grave:
88
Decoration:
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:

Philip P. Heelan was born on April 7, 1925 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, New York. He was the son of Thomas Heelan. He served in the 379th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was killed on a bombing mission in Germany on March 21, 1945. 2LT Heelan is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France. His name is commemorated on a monument located at Wormingford, England but his middle initial is inscribed as J.