World War II Honoree

Donald H. Heckman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Nazareth, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Betty, Judith Greenhalgh & Jane Refsnyder

Relationship

Wife & Daughters

HE WAS A TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE AND A RADIO OPERATOR IN THE 702ND TANK BATTALION (RED DEVILS), HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 3RD ARMY. HE LANDED IN NORMANDY AUGUST 6, 1944 AND FOUGHT IN NORMANDY, RHINELAND, ARDENNES (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HE WAS IN KIRCHDORF, AUSTRIA WHEN THE WAR ENDED. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.