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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Richard Vanden Heuvel

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN GUAM ON A B-29 BOMBER AS A TAIL GUNNER, WHILE ON A MISSION HIS BOMBER WAS SHOT DOWN SOME 70 MILES OF THE COAST OF JAPAN. ALL 12 MEN BAILED OUT AND WERE PICKED UP BY A U.S. SUBMARINE. HE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.