World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roland J. Heinzelman
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cincinnati, Ohio
Honored By
Roland Heinzelman
SERVED ON THE USS RODMAN DD-456 AND DMS-21. SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS. EARNED 2 BATTLE STARS AND A NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. MADE THE MURMANSK RUN FROM AUGUST 22ND TO 28TH IN 1942. PARTICIPATED IN THE LANDINGS AT NORTH AFRICA AND THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA, WHERE THE SHIP SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN ATTACKED BY 6 KAMIKAZES AND HIT BY 3, ON APRIL 6, 1945.