World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Melvin LeRoy Heikes
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ellsworth, Minnesota
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN MEDITERRANEAN THEATRES OF OPERATION. ENGAGED IN INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA; BODO, NORWAY RAID; NORMANDY; SOUTHERN FRANCE; IWO JIMA, AND OKINAWA.