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First Name: Gustave

Last Name: Heiss

Birthplace: Meridian, MS, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Houston, TX
Middle Name: M.



Date of Birth: 25 April 1913

Date of Death: 05 September 1942

Rank: Captain

Years Served:
Gustave Marinius Heiss, III

   
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

Gustave Marinius Heiss, III

Captain, U. S. Army Air Force

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area, General Orders No. 18 (1942)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Captain (Air Corps) Gustave Marinius Heiss, Jr. (ASN: 0-392820), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with the 13th Bombardment Squadron, 3d Bombardment Group (Heavy), in 1942.

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area, General Orders No. 20 (1942)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Captain (Air Corps) Gustave Marinius Heiss, Jr. (ASN: 0-392820), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with the 13th Bombardment Squadron, 3d Bombardment Group (Heavy), in 1942.



Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas WWII Exceptional Gallantry

Honoree ID: 316505   Created by: drjones46

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