World War II Honoree

Felix Edward Heinz

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Peosta, Iowa

Honored By

Blong and Herrig Families

Relationship

Nieces and Nephews

He was inducted into the U.S. Army at Fort Des Moines on 1 December 1941 at the age of 24. After stateside training he departed with the 146th Armored Signal Corps for England on 5 September 1943. His unit landed in Normandy on 19 July 1944. For the rest of the war he served as a Messenger Driver in the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. He was honorably discharged from service on 27 September 1945.