World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Melvin Heckman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Beaver Crossing, Nebraska
Honored By
Friend
ENTERED SERVICE ON APRIL 29, 1942. HE WAS AT FORT ROBINSON, ARKANSAS AND LAKELAND, FLORIDA. ASSIGNED TO THE 452ND BOMB SQUAD, 322ND GROUP. HE SERVED IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY AS AN AIRPLANE ARMORER-GUNNER. HE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BOMB RELEASE MECHANISMS, BOMB RACKS, AERIAL GUN SIGHTS AND 50 CALIBER AIR-COOLED MACHINE GUNS. HE WAS A RIFLE MARKSMAN. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. WAS IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE-EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON OCTOBER 14, 1945.