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Joseph Paul “Joe” Heimel
Photo added by Anne Heimel
On June 22, 1944, Joe's B-17 Shoo Shoo Baby (42-102472) was hit by flak. T… more
Added by: Anne Heimel on 2 Sep 2006

Joseph Paul “Joe” Heimel
BIRTH 20 Jul 1918 Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 9 Jun 2004 (aged 85)
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
BURIAL Eulalia Cemetery
Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA
MEMORIAL ID 13811410 ·
PHOTOS 5
FLOWERS 581

Son of George Nicholas Heimel and Alta Ruth Hines.
Brother of George Robert Heimel and Roy Frederick Heimel.

Staff Sergeant, US Army Air Force. Served as a tailgunner with the 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group in World War II. Flew 50 missions on a B-17 based in Sterparone, Italy. Wounded twice, once on July 15, 1944 on a mission to Ploesti.

Awards:
Purple Heart (2 awards)
Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters
Army Good Conduct Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze stars
World War II Victory Medal
Army Presidential Unit Citation

Family Members
Parents George Nicholas Heimel 1884-1962
Alta Ruth Hines Heimel 1893-1984
Siblings George Robert Heimel 1915-2001
Roy Frederick Heimel 1916-1999

Flowers • 581
Left by frank wheeler on 14 May 2019
Left by NoMoreSmiles on 8 May 2019

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