World War II Honoree

Walter R. Heiman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pawnee, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1941. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT THE INDUCTION CENTER AT CAMP GRANT AT ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS; FORT RILEY AT JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS; AND FORT CROOK, NEAR OMAHA, NEBRASKA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN THE FIJI ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA, AND IN INDIA, IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (CBI) AREA. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.