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HEFFNER, James Kenneth - Date of
birth
4 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33376777 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 September 1944 - Place of
death
East of Dieulouared, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 7 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ernest C. Heffner (father)
Blanche S.(Smithh) Heffner (mother)
James M. Heffner (brother)
Cora Heffner (sister)
Grace K. Heffner (sister)
William C. Heffner (brother)
Chester B. Heffner (brother)
Dorothy (Bouldin) Heffner (wife)
James T. Heffner (son)
More information
Pvt James K. Heffner worked in a sawmill before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 24 September 1942.His son James was born on 22 August 1944. Possibly he didn’t receive his wife’s letter, telling about the birth of his son.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, Huntington Daily News 28 September 1944, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Mary Hall Miller / Heckel Jeremy