Heckel, Charles, Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
21-Organization Commander
Last AFSC Group
Command and Control
Primary Unit
1973-1975, 21, 77th Air Base Wing
Service Years
1943 - 1975
Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Lucky Bastard Club
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Home State
Illinois
Illinois
 Year of Birth
1924
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Decatur, IL		 Last Address
6705 Brookfield Rd
Columbia, SC 29206
Date of Passing
Sep 22, 2015		  
Location of Interment
Fort Jackson National Cemetery (VA) - Columbia, South Carolina		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 4, Site 1274

 Official Badges 

Air Combat Command United States Air Forces Europe Professional Military Education Air Force Commander

Air Training Command Instructor (pre-1966) Air Force Retired Tactical Air Command (TAC) US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style)

US Army Honorable Discharge WW II Honorable Discharge Pin Honorable Discharge Emblem (WWII) Strategic Command (Pre 2002)




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Caterpillar Club Phantom Phixer POW-MIA

Vietnam Era Veteran


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Military Order of World Wars (MOWW)Air & Space Forces Association (AFA)Department of Illinois91st Stratigic Reconnaissance Wing Association
9th Air Force AssociationAir Force Memorial (AFM)National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1946, Military Order of World Wars (MOWW)
  1947, Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) - Assoc. Page
  1950, Reserve Organization of America, Department of Illinois (Illinois)
  1956, 91st Stratigic Reconnaissance Wing Association
  1965, 9th Air Force Association
  1975, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page
  2015, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


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  1944-1945, AAF MOS 1056, Ninth Air Force

Second Lieutenant
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Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Moment
Only member of flight not hit by flak 10.13.44 AM
 

Worst Moment
Colission with flight leaders AC.  Both bailed to safety and POW Camp
   
   
Yearbook
 
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84 Members Also There at Same Time
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Ninth Air Force
Worley, Robert Franklin, Maj Gen, (1940-1968) A23 AAF MOS 1055 [Other Service Rank]
Nye, Glenn Carlyle, Col, (1933-1952) A23 AAF MOS 1082 Colonel
Young, Charles D., Lt Col, (1938-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1051 Lieutenant Colonel
Carr, Bruce Ward, Col, (1942-1972) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Jabara, James, Col, (1942-1966) A23 AAF MOS 1065 Captain
Walter, Philip S., Capt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1082 Captain
Curtis, Burleigh E., 1st Lt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Evans, Carl Julius, 1st Lt, (1943-1952) A23 AAF MOS 1051 First Lieutenant
Fazekas, Frank, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Krause, Harris F., Col, (1942-1969) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
McClurkin, John D., 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1082 First Lieutenant
Moore, Lonnie Raymond, Maj, (1942-1956) A23 AAF MOS 1082 First Lieutenant
Williams, Samuel Belk, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1024 First Lieutenant
Palmer, Clarence B., 2nd Lt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Wheeler, John Howard, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Bohannon, Richard Leland, Lt Gen, (1933-1967) A31 AAF MOS 3161 [Other Service Rank]
Kepner, William Ellsworth, Lt Gen, (1909-1953) 200 2 Major General
Weyland, Otto Paul, Gen, (1923-1959) A20 AAF MOS 9606 Major General
Gedeon, Elmer John, Capt, (1941-1944) 142 1421A Captain
Beethe, Alvin, 2nd Lt, (1943-1944) 102 1021A Second Lieutenant
Cline, Earl Edgar, 2nd Lt, (1944-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Paulk, William Morris, 2nd Lt, (1943-1946) A08 AAF MOS 1037 Second Lieutenant
Scott, Ralph Gordon, MSgt, (1941-1946) A25 AAF MOS 542 Master Sergeant
Angleton, Stanley E., TSgt, (1942-1945) A01 AAF MOS 747 Technical Sergeant
Ruble, Charles Gilbert, TSgt, (1943-1944) A07 AAF MOS 2750 Technical Sergeant
Jasinski, Cezlaw (Chester), SSgt, (1942-1945) A01 AAF MOS 903 Staff Sergeant
Canty, John H., SSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 748 Staff Sergeant
Ellis, Howard, MSgt, (1942-1965) A25 AAF MOS 542 Staff Sergeant
Mikeska, Jerome (Jerry), SSgt, (1942-1945) A15 AAF MOS 824 Staff Sergeant
Hamilton, Vernon Lance, Sgt, (1943-1945) A07 AAF MOS 611 Sergeant
Herbst, George, SSgt, (1941-1944) A01 AAF MOS 747 Corporal
Patten, John, Cpl, (1942-1946) A01 AAF MOS 747 Corporal
Plica, John, Sgt, (1945-1947) A03 AAF MOS 071 Private First Class
Teague, Charles Edward, Lt Col, (1942-1968) 11 First Lieutenant
Thacker, Buford, Maj, (1938-1961) 11 First Lieutenant
Shinske, Ivert, MSgt, (1927-1957) 00 Master Sergeant
Bailey, Samuel Hopkins, Maj, (1943-1954) [Other Service Rank]
Brereton, Lewis Hyde, Lt Gen, (1911-1948) [Other Service Rank]
Buchsbaum, Edward, SSgt, (1941-1945) [Other Service Rank]
Collinsworth, Jerry D., Col, (1941-1965) [Other Service Rank]
Davis, Benjamin Oliver, Gen, (1936-1970) [Other Service Rank]
Franz, Arthur Sofield, Maj, (1943-1945) [Other Service Rank]
Gardner, Joseph Mather, Col, (1942-1972) [Other Service Rank]
Heckmann, Wilbert, (1942-1945) [Other Service Rank]
Heflin, Emmett Evan, 1st Lt, (1942-1945) [Other Service Rank]
Lyon, William, Maj Gen, (1943-1979) [Other Service Rank]
Oliver, William H, FltOff, (1944-1946) [Other Service Rank]
Smith, Donald DeWitt, 1st Lt, (1942-1945) [Other Service Rank]
Tretter, Robert L., Cpl, (1943-1945) [Other Service Rank]
Watson, Harold E., Maj Gen, (1936-1962) [Other Service Rank]
Whitney, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Col, (1916-1945) [Other Service Rank]
Peterson, Chesley Gordon, Maj Gen, (1938-1970) Colonel
Strahm, Victor Herbert, Brig Gen, (1917-1953) Lieutenant Colonel
Baker, David Hodge, Maj Gen, (1932-1957) Major
Hall, Wilford F., Maj Gen, (1928-1962) Major
Sibel, Floyd Leonard, Lt Col, (1942-1955) Major
Locke, William Davis, Maj, (1942-1962) First Lieutenant
Pile, William Owen, 1st Lt, (1940-1944) First Lieutenant
Preston, Robert, 1st Lt, (1942-1945) First Lieutenant

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