World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Mel Heffernan
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Joseph Mel Heffernan
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER AND PACIFIC THEATER, MOSTLY IN CONVOY DUTY. HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.