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Personal info

Full name
HEIMANN, Henry Herman
Date of birth
13 May 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois
Hometown
Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36364532
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Champenoux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 28 25

Immediate family

Members
William A. Heimann (father)
Mathilda W. (Bauer) Heimann (mother)
Reinhold N Heimann (brother)
Frederick Heimann (brother)
George G. Heimann (brother)
Viola E. Heimann (sister)
Gertrude A. Heimann (sister)

More information

T/4 Henry H. Heimann attended high school for three years and was a gardener before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 17 August 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his chest.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Taylor Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - ALbert Ledoux / 50thAIB, www.newspapers.com - The Herald, 19 October 1944
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Kate