World War II Honoree

Paul Louis Heitgerd

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

St. Charles, Missouri

Honored By

Margo Rogers

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED FROM OCTOBER 23, 1944 TO NOVEMBER 22, 1946, OVERSEAS FROM APRIL 28, 1945 TO SEPTEMBER 21, 1946. ENLISTED AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI AND SEPARATED AT FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS. AWARDED THE ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE STAR FOR THE LUZON CAMPAIGN, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH JAPAN CLASP, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. ALSO EARNED THE RIFLE MARKSMAN BADGE, TWO OVERSEAS SERVICE STRIPES AND THE 'RUPTURED DUCK' LAPEL BUTTON FOR HONORABLE SERVICE. LATER RE-ENLISTED AND ACHIEVED RANK OF SERGEANT FIRST CLASS.