Heggen, Thomas, LT

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant
Last Primary NEC
619X-Limited Duty Officer - Surface Communications
Last Rating/NEC Group
Limited Duty Officer
Primary Unit
1944-1945, USS Virgo (AKA-20)
Service Years
1941 - 1945
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Order of the Golden Dragon
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Lieutenant Lieutenant

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Home State
Iowa
Iowa
Year of Birth
1919
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Last Address
New York (Manhattan)

Date of Passing
May 19, 1949
 
Location of Interment
Lakewood Cemetery - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Plot: 250B-10-5.5

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WW II Honorable Discharge Pin US Naval Reserve Honorable Discharge


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Order of the Shellback Order of the Golden Dragon


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Western Caroline Islands Operation/Battle of Peleliu
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
October / 1944

Description
The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, was fought between the United States and the Empire of Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II, from September–November 1944 on the island of Peleliu, present-day Palau. U.S. Marines of the First Marine Division and later soldiers of the U.S. Army's 81st Infantry Division, fought to capture an airstrip on the small coral island. This battle was part of a larger offensive campaign known as Operation Forager which ran from June–November 1944 in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

Major General William Rupertus, USMC—commander of 1st Marine Division—predicted the island would be secured within four days. However, due to Japan's well-crafted fortifications and stiff resistance, the battle lasted over two months. In the United States, it was a controversial battle because of the island's questionable strategic value and the high casualty rate, which exceeded all other amphibious operations during the Pacific War. The National Museum of the Marine Corps called it "the bitterest battle of the war for the Marines".
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
October / 1944
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories

Memories
For the duration of the war he served on supply vessels in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, the latter as assistant communications officer on the cargo ship USS Virgo (AKA-20); he skirted some major operations (Iwo Jima, Okinawa) but was seldom in harm's way and never under fire.

   
Units Participated in Operation

USS Intrepid (CVA-11)

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

  455 Also There at This Battle:
  • Arbuckle, Bryant Joseph, SCPO, (1941-1968)
  • Catalano, Joseph, PO3, (1943-1945)
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