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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Lawrence Joseph Heesakker

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Little Chute, Wisconsin

Honored By

Anne M. Weiland

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE INFANTRY. DRAFTED ON NOVEMBER 10, 1941, AGE 22. SERVED WITH THE 36TH ARMORED INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD ARMORED DIVISION. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY, FRANCE D-DAY+8. THEN ACROSS NORTHERN FRANCE, BELGIUM, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, ACROSS THE RHINE RIVER NORTH OF REMAGEN, TO THE MEETING WITH THE RUSSIANS AT DESSAU, GERMANY IN LATE APRIL 1945. DISCHARGED FROM FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1945, AGE 26.