World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Orville Heldenbrand
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wichita, Kansas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED AS A B-24 'LIBERATOR' BOMBER RADIO OPERATOR OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 491ST BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 8TH AIR FORCE. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.