William Arthur Heep

Vietnam War
UnitFighter Squadron 143
RankLieutenant U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromSan Pedro California
Date of DeathAugust 24 1968
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Lieutenant Heep was a member of Fighter Squadron 143, Carrier Air Wing 14 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64). On August 24, 1968, he was the pilot of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4B) over North Vietnam when his aircraft crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.