Minnesota Discovery Center

Harold John Heikkila, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Army
rank:Sergeant
serial number:
location:Staff-Sergeant. 700th Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group in England. Flew missions over Central Europe, Northern France, Germany, Rhineland and Ardennes .
enlistment date:July 27, 1943
place enlisted:Fort Snelling, MN
discharge date:Sept. 17, 1945
place discharged:Santa Ana, CA
decorations: Air Medal (1942-)
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Oak Leaf Cluster (U. S. Armed Forces)
Overseas Service Bar(s)
Service Star(s)
history:He flew 42 missions as an aerial gunner in the European Theater of Operations.
service documents:
references:(1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project (2004?), p. 109. (2) Embarrass Victory Aides Newsletter Collection. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:April 19, 1925
birth place:Embarrass, MN
home town:Embarrass, MN
date of death:June 17, 1997
father:John Heikkila
mother:Mary Heikkila (nee Hakala)
siblings:
school:Embarrass High School

Last update: 9/23/2016