Pvt. Richard Heiar (died 1944)

HEIAR

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 1/10/2010 at 10:25:56

Jackson Sentinel, Maquoketa, Iowa, January 12, 1945

Bellevue Soldier Buried In Belgium

BELLEVUE- Mr. and Mrs. Nick Heiar have received a letter that their son was given a Catholic burial in an American cemetery somewhere in Belgium. The letter was sent by Chaplain Bruno Leuchinger.

The Purple Heart, awarded posthumously to the late Richard Heiar, was received also by his parents. Pvt. Heiar was a member of General Patton’s Fourth Division when killed in action September 28, 1944.