RANGERS Heaney, Gerald William

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Heaney​

• FORENAME

Gerald William​

• UNIT

2nd Ranger Bn (Company HQ) ​

• RANK

1st Lieutenant​

• NUMBER

1309733​

• AWARD

Silver Star, Bronze Star​

• PLACE

Europe​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 29.01.1918, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA​

father William John Heaney (1871-1945)​

mother Johanna Agnes (nee Ryan) Heaney (1883-1922)​

16.10.1940 draft card Goodhue, Minnesota​

4 years college​

civil occupation Lawyers and judges​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

06.07.1942 enlisted Fort Snelling, Minnesota​

01.01.1946 discharged​

1945 married Eleanor Rose (nee Schmitt) Heaney (1916-2012)​

served nearly 40 yeas as United States Circuit judge​

2006 retired​

died 22.06.2010 (Aged 92) Duluth, Minnesota, USA​

Calvary Cemetery, Duluth, Minnesota, USA. Section 4, Block 1, Lot 226​

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