World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James M. Heipt
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mystic, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT, 57TH BATTALION, 28TH REGIMENT AS A WELDER COMBINATION IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES. AWARDED THE ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.