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Raymond Thomas Heckel
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Raymond Thomas Heckel

U.S. Army

World War II

January 26, 1923

February 1, 2009

Forever Remembered at Holly Hill Veterans Cemetery

THE LIFE OF 
Raymond Thomas Heckel

MILITARY SERVICE
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RANK:

Sergeant

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SERVICE DATES:

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CONFLICT / ERA:

World War II

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UNIT / SHIP / ORGANIZATION:

151st Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Division (“Cyclone” Division)

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MILITARY SPECIALTY:

Pack supply train leadership in the Philippines

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MEDALS & DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart; Combat Infantryman Badge; Philippine Liberation Ribbon; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 Campaign Stars

PICTORIAL HISTORY
FAMILY LEGACY

Brother of John “Jack” Francis Heckel, USN, lost aboard USS Juneau (CL-52)

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ROOTS

Memories

HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
Raymond Thomas Heckel
FINAL RESTING PLACE

ROW:

T

PLOT:

3

Resting at Holly Hill Veterans Cemetery 

Blairsville, Georgia

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GRAVESITE LOCATION

HISTORICAL SOURCES AND RECORDS

Documents, photographs, and records used to preserve this memorial.

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Holly Hill Veterans Cemetery Inc. is a Georgia nonprofit corporation organized exclusively for charitable purposes. The organization has applied to the Internal Revenue Service for recognition of federal tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), and that application is currently pending.

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