World War II Honoree

Arthur S. Heffner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE WAS A GOVERNMENT TRAINED AT THE ARMY WAR COLLEGE AND GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BOTH IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO COVER IRREGULARITIES IN THE MILITARY AND SECURITY FOR CRYPTOGRAPHICS CODE WORK AND AS A G2 GOVERNMENT AGENT. HE BECAME AN INTERPRETER FOR GENERAL MARK W. CLARK'S 5TH ARMY BECAUSE OF HIS ABILITY TO SPEAK GERMAN.