World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard Frederick Heidtman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
A Grateful American
Served in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations with Company A, 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as a Paratrooper Infantryman in the Rhineland Campaign. Awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon with 1 Bronze Service Star, American Theater Campaign Ribbon, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Good Conduct Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.