Heelan Philip P.

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Philip P. Heelan is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

362nd Fighter Group Monument

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:

Row:

Grave:

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.