Bill Henry Heide
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Bill Henry Heide served in World War II in the European Theater. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from May 1943 to January 1946.
He was assigned to the 101st Airborne (Paratrooper) Division and was later transferred to the 82nd Airborne Division. Mr. Heide’s rank was Private First Class.
Mr. Heide was born in 1924 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to Adolph and Beda Heide. He graduated from Deer River High School in 1942.
Source: Veterans’ Memorial Hall veteran history form; veteran’s account (below)
“I, youngest of three siblings, served in WWII in the European Theater of Operations. The eldest, Randolph O. Heide, was killed in action in Italy area after battle in North Africa. He received Silver Star posthumously plus had Oak Leaf Cluster. (Courthouse of Grand Rapids would have records of this.) I would like to make this trip [the Honor Flight] partly in respect of my two brothers, both veterans, and now both deceased.”
