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Harry H. Hegenderfer

Sergeant - Technician 4th Grade Army World War II

Army
Army
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Sergeant - Technician 4th Grade
Unit
712th Tank Battallion, 90th Infantry, 82nd Airborne, Cavalry Unit
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
10/31/1942 – 10/29/1945
Date of Birth
06/01/1922
Date of Death
05/24/1976
Hometown
Darby, OH
Awards & Decorations
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster;Purple Heart Medal; Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal;American campaign medal; European-African Campaign Medal with 5 Bronze Stars; World War II Victory Ribbon
Burial Location
Darby Twp: St. John's Lutheran
Monument Paver
No
Overseas Service
D-day invasion, landed at Omaha Beach; Battle of the Bulge, Germany, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Liberated Bergen Belsen Prison Camp
Township (entering service)
Darby
Township (current / at death)
Darby
Church
St. John's Lutheran
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Bronze Star
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Good Conduct Medal
Good Conduct Medal

Biography

Overseas service: D-day invasion, landed at Omaha Beach; Battle of the Bulge, Germany, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Liberated Bergen Belsen Prison Camp. Church: St. John's Lutheran.

Source: Recorder's Certificate of Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 365