Jackson County IA Archives Obituaries.....Heiar, Richard September 28, 1944 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Wright wright@prestontel.com January 10, 2010, 5:02 pm Jackson Sentinel, Jan. 12, 1945 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/jackson/obits/h/heiar419nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb