World War II Honoree

Cornelius J. Heitbrink

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Maria Stein, Ohio

Honored By

Mary Heitbrink

Relationship

Wife

SERVED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 1942 TO MAY 7, 1945 IN THE AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY AIR CORPS THEN IN THE USA AS A MEMBER OF THE AIR CORPS RESERVES. PARTICIPATED IN THE TUNISIAN, NAPLES-FOGGIA, AND ROME-ARNO CAMPAIGNS. EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE STARS.