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Gail Wayne Heckman

Birth	:	7 Jun 1920
Death	:	28 Aug 1942 At Sea
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Anita, Cass County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4514008, -94.7528000
Plot	:	Sec6 Row5
Description	:	USNR WORLD WAR II Seaman 2nd Class Gail W. Heckman MIA/KIA Hometown: Iowa Official Date of death: 29-Aug-43 Service # 6201837 Awards: Purple Heart Master Clarence Edward McCoy MIA/KIA Mission: Transport Ship: Steam merchant Topa Topa Loss Date: 29-Aug-42 Cargo: 6500 tons of general cargo, Location: 10.16N, 51.30W - Grid EO 3323 350 miles north of French Guiana Fate: Sunk by U-66 (Friedrich Markworth) Complement: 60 (25 dead and 35 survivors). Notes on event At 02.37 hours on 29 Aug, 1942, the unescorted Topa Topa was hit on the starboard side by two torpedoes from U-66 about 350 miles north of Cayenne, French Guiana. The vessel had been... Read More	USNR WORLD WAR II Seaman 2nd Class Gail W. Heckman MIA/KIA Hometown: Iowa Official Date of death: 29-Aug-43 Service # 6201837 Awards: Purple Heart Master Clarence Edward McCoy MIA/KIA Mission: Transport Ship: Steam merchant Topa Topa Loss Date: 29-Aug-42 Cargo: 6500 tons of general cargo, Location: 10.16N, 51.30W - Grid EO 3323 350 miles north of French Guiana Fate: Sunk by U-66 (Friedrich Markworth) Complement: 60 (25 dead and 35 survivors). Notes on event At 02.37 hours on 29 Aug, 1942, the unescorted Topa Topa was hit on the starboard side by two torpedoes from U-66 about 350 miles north of Cayenne, French Guiana. The vessel had been spotted at 17.23 hours the day before and her zigzag course at 12 knots prevented a first attack, but due to a rain squall they stopped zigzagging. The first torpedo struck at the #2 hatch and blew off the side of the bridge, while the second hit the #5 hatch. The cargo of gasoline drums caught fire, forcing the eight officers, 34 crewmen, 15 armed guards (the ship was armed with one 5in, one 3in, four .50cal and two .30cal guns) and three Canadian passengers to abandon ship in three lifeboats. The burning ship sank at 04.02 hours. The master, two officers, 15 crewmen and seven armed guards were lost. The chief officer was taken aboard by the U-boat, questioned and then returned to the lifeboat. The survivors were picked up the next day by the British steam merchant Clan Macinnes and landed at Port of Spain, Trinidad on 9 September. Seaman Heckman appears Tablets of the Missing East Coast Memorial New York City. His memorial Evergreen Cemetery Anita Cass County Iowa is a cenotaph his body was never recovered. USN Personnel associated with Topa Topa Harold C Evans Theodore E. Faber Jr. Gail W. Heckman Gail W. Heckman Elmo J. Hyatt Robert O. Petersen Calvin E. Piner John D. Smith Merchant Marine Alfred E. Bozeman Robert F. Burns Edward Cebula Harold J. Dostie Frank E. Doxtator John J. Dunn Alfred J. Girourd Christopher H. Hoffman Joseph Richard Lawrence, Jr. William M. Lee Jr. Charles E. Lewis Edward W. Marko Clarence Edward McCoy Timothy J. O'Donoghue Ramon M. Pagan Victor J. Papineau Robert F. Radel Frank S. Rogers Woodrow E. Schweter

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Where is Gail Wayne Heckman's memorial?
Gail Wayne Heckman's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Anita, Cass County, USA.
When did Gail Wayne Heckman death?
Gail Wayne Heckman death on 28 Aug 1942 in At Sea
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Latitude: 41.4514008
Longitude: -94.7528000

Family Members:

Parent

Wilbur Henry Heckman Sr.

(1881 - 1965)

Catharine Lindeman Heckman

(1882 - 1967)

Siblings

Lester M. Heckman

(1903 - 1983)

Iris A Heckman Bailey

(1910 - 2004)

Cathrine Ann Heckman

(1912 - 1912)

Donald Wesley Heckman

(1913 - 1981)

SSgt Wilbur Henry Heckman Jr.

(1917 - 1995)

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