Maurice Lousoane Heglund

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

HEGLUND, Maurice Lousoane

Maurice Lousoane Heglund was born on October 30th 1915, the son of Edward Carl & Marie Agatha Heglund of Field Township (near Soudan), Minnesota.

Mr. Heglund was inducted into the U.S. Army on September 11th 1941 at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis. Home at entry: Cook, Minnesota.

He served as a machine operator with Company C of the 46th Engineer Construction Battalion in New Guinea, Papua; East Indies and Southern Philippines. He rose to the rank of Corporal (CPL).

CPL Heglund erned the following merits for his service:

  • Presidential Unit Citation,
  • American Defense Service Medal,
  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal wirh 4 bronze battle stars & bronze arrowhead,
  • World War II Victory Medal,
  • Phillipine Liberation Medal with 2 bronze stars and 5 overseas service bars.

 

He was honorably discharged July 5th 1945 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. After the war he returned home and married Sylvia Emily [Lundgren] and they started a family.

Mr Heglund died on April 15th 1986 at the age of 70 years. He is buried a Cook Cemetery in Cook, Minnesota.

Source(s): Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 108.

Albert J. Amatuzio Research Center | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)

Page 1 WWII Draft Registration Cards - Fold3

Maurice Lucien Heglund (1915-1986) - Find a Grave Memorial

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 - Ancestry.com

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