Highest Honors POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Darrel Wayne Heeren
Headstone of Darrel Wayne Heeren
U.S. Army · United States United States

Darrel Wayne Heeren

Sergeant
1947 – 1968
Purple HeartNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 33E
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials In Our Keeping

Sergeant Darrel Wayne Heeren served in the U.S. Army. Darrel served with the 173 AIRBORNE BDE. Darrel served in the Vietnam War. Darrel was 20 years old.

How They Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Blast injury
Circumstance Died of wounds
Place Phu Yen
Keepsakes
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Service Record
U.S. Army
A CO, 3RD BN, 503RD INFANTRY, 173RD ABN BDE, USARV
Infantryman (11B)
SGT
INFANTRYMAN
PHU YEN
1968
Pay grade E05.
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 4

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 33E · Line 68 cut as DARREL W HEEREN
In Our Keeping
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Darrel Wayne Heeren
Sergeant
U.S. Army
- 1968
503rd Infantry Regiment
Sergeant
Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
503D INFANTRY REGIMENT - Distinctive Unit Insignia

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