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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Donald Heleman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Abilene, Texas

Honored By

Duskin Donald Hill

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVICE: U.S. ARMY Field Artillery; DATE REPORTED: February 24, 1942; STATE OF RESIDENCE: Texas; AREA: Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations: Philippine Islands; STATUS: Died as Prisoner of War; DETAINING CAMP: Fukuoka Prisoner of War Camp #1-Kashii (Pine Tree Camp) Kyushu Island 33-130; Taken prisoner while serving with Battery E, 131st Field Artillery (The Lost Battalion), on Java in March 1942. He died two months before the camp was liberated. Joined the National Guard in 1939 and was mobilized with the 36th Division in November 1940.