Vietnam War
Unit | Fighter Squadron 143 |
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Rank | Lieutenant U.S. Navy |
Entered Service From | San Pedro California |
Date of Death | August 24 1968 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
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.