World War II Honoree

Edward J. Heffron

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ENLISTED ON NOVEMBER 7, 1942. SERVED OVERSEAS WITH COMPANY 'E', 2ND BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. FOUGHT IN HOLLAND, BELGIUM, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, THE PURPLE HEART, THE ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE, THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.