World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold J. Heikkila
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Embarrass, Minnesota
Honored By
Tyler D. Richter
Relationship
Grandson
Served in the Air Corps. Flew 35 missions over the European Theater as an aerial gunner aboard 'Patches,' his B-24 Liberator bomber; the 700th bomber squadron, 445th bomber group. Earned 5 bronze stars and an air medal with 4 oak leaf clusters.