World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gerald Edward Heitzman
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Orange City, Iowa
Honored By
Harriet Heitzman & David, Barbra, Mary Jo, Donna and John
Relationship
Wife & Children
295TH JOINT SIGNAL COMPANY, SHIP TO SHORE COMMUNICATIONS. INVASIONS INCLUDED: TWO MARSHALL ISLANDS, MARIANA ISLANDS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, LEYTE AND LUZON. SHIP WAS ON THE WAY TO JAPAN WHEN ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED. THEN WENT ON SHORE AFTER BOMB DROPPED.