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HEFFNER, Charles - Date of
birth
7 April 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Wood Township, Huntington County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33948603 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Linz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 56 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James A. Heffner (father)
Esther Heffner (mother)
Grace Heffner (sister)
Jane Heffner (sister)
May Heffner (sister)
Emma Heffner (sister)
More information
Pfc Charles Heffner worked on a farm before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 13 June 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry HIrsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, www.history.army.mil – Combat Chronicle, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten