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HEIDEN, Norman H - Date of
birth
10 January 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Blair Township, Clay County, Illinois -
Hometown
Louisville, Louisville County, Illinois -
Religion
Protestant
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36077904 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 September 1944 - Place of
death
Den Heuvel farm, known as "Den Heuvel Woods" along the Wylerbaan
Groesbeek, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 5 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles W. Heiden (father)
Louise K. (Bergmann) Heiden (mother)
Donald J. Heiden (brother)
Howard J. Heiden (brother)
Mable Heiden (sister)
Bonnie J. Heiden (sister)
Doris Heiden (sister)
Florence Heiden (sister)
Dale Heiden (brother)
More information
Pfc Norman Heiden worked on the family farm.He enlisted on 10 June 1941. When he asked for transfer to the paratroopers, he was demoted to private.
He participated in the invasion of Sicily and Anzio, Italy.
He is remembered at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Eberle, Effingham County, Illinois.
Source of information: Frank van Lunteren, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl
Photo source: Robert M. Gatewood, Peter Schouteten, gary