Personal File · Airman

Carl G. Heskamp.

Co-Pilot

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

2nd Lt. Carl G. Heskamp served as co-pilot on Lt. Shaw's crew, 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. He was aboard the aircraft on the 20 June 1944 mission to Genshagen (Berlin) when it went missing after being struck by flak over the target.

His next of kin was his father, Mr. George Heskamp, Spearville, Kansas. The MACR crew list includes a handwritten annotation 'H 7/5/44' next to his name, suggesting a casualty status update as of that date.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Position
Co-Pilot
Serial Number
O-700929

Missions flown.

1 catalogued · 20 Jun 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

Read the records.

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Supports 5 facts

Missing Air Crew Report 6151

Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Missing Air Crew Reports

Sources.

§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record