Robert B. Heer - WWII Prisoner of War

Robert Burton Heer


Pvt. Robert Heer - August 1941	Karen and Robert Heer

Last Name: Heer	First Name Middle Initial: Robert B.		Nick Name:
Street: 489 West Washington St. #69	City & State: Sequim, WA		E-Mail: karenherr@msn.com
Zip: 98382	Phone: (360) 460-6883		Spouse: Karen
Conflict: World War II	Service Branch: USAAF		Unit: 30th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group
Theater: Pacific	Where Captured: Malay Balay, Mindano P.I.		Date Captured: May 10, 1942
Camps Held In: Karenko, Taiwan P.O. W. Camp No. 3, Taiwan P.O.W. Camp No. 6, Hakodate Dispatch Camp. No. 2, Akabira			How Long Interned: 3 and one half years
Liberated / repatriated:	Date Liberated:		Age at Capture:
Medals Received: American Defense Service Medal w/ 1 Bronze Star, Air Force Good Conduct Medal w/4 loops, Distinguished Unit Badge w/ 2 oak leaf clusters, WWII Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal w/ 1 bronze star, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 bronze star, National Defense Service Medal, POW Medal, AFLSA w// 4 bronze and 3 oak leaf clusters, SAFMR, Philippine Defense, Purple Heart Medal, USAFCR, AFGCM
Military Job: Squadron carpenter		Company:
Occupation after War: Photo Journalist, Public Relations