WWI · Battle Death Record
Howard Heil
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Howard Heil
- Rank
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Unit / Regiment
- 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Division
- War
- WWI
- Date of Death
- September 15, 1918
- Burial / Memorial
- St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial, Thiaucourt, France
Their story
Private Howard A. Heil, a 22-year-old U.S. Marine with the 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Division, fought in the Aisne-Marne offensive and helped liberate the St. Mihiel salient before he was killed in action on September 15, 1918. A French civilian discovered his remains in 1971 about 6 kilometers from the cemetery; with no living relatives found, he was buried with full military honors at St. Mihiel American Cemetery on January 21, 1972, the cemetery's final interment.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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