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Personal info

Full name
HEELEIN, Nicholas James
Date of birth
18 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36635646
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
17 October 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Heelein (father)
Fredericka (Steinmiller) Heelein (mother)
Mary Heelein (sister)
Charles Heelein (brother)
Joseph Heelein (brother)
John Heelein (brother)
Frank Heelein (brother)

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Charles Chuck Heelein~United States Obituary Collection / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Astrid van Erp