Local Men in Armed Forces on Land, At Sea, in the Air
Dublin Core
Title
Local Men in Armed Forces on Land, At Sea, in the Air
Alternative Title
Local Men in Armed Forces
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Veterans--Florida
Description
An article published in The Wilkes-Barre Record announcing the status of several service members from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, who were serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. One notable servicemen cited in the article is Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1941, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an Ammunition Officer for the XIX Corps. He died during his service in an ambush on September 2, 1944, near Thiant, France. He is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Maj. Heist is one of 85 Florida residents interned at Epinal. At the time that this article was published in December of 1942, then-Lieutenant Heist was being transferred to Camp Polk, Louisiana.
Source
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "Local Men in Armed Forces on Land, At Sea, in the Air." The Wilkes-Barre Record, December 24, 1942, page 6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441055/the_wilkesbarre_record/.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1942-12-24
Date Copyrighted
1942-12-24
Date Issued
1942-12-24
Is Part Of
Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
158 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Camp Polk, Louisiana
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by The Wilkes-Barre Record.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by The Wilkes-Barre Record and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Epinal Cemetery Project
Curator
Almanza, Esteban
Cepero, Laura
External Reference
"Libération de Thiant." La Voix Du Nord. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/liberation-de-thiant-l-histoire-bouleversante-du-ia27b36952n2369051.
"Maj Jack C Heist." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=heist&GSiman=1&GScid=1991677&GRid=56372930& .
"Local Men in Armed Forces." The Wilkes-Barre Record, December 24, 1942, page 6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4441134/the_wilkesbarre_record/.
Citation
Esteban Almanza, “Local Men in Armed Forces on Land, At Sea, in the Air,” RICHES, accessed June 3, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6983.