Sioux Cityans Among Officers Given Promotions
Washington—The war department announced Tuesday temporary for 15 Iowans as follows:
First Lieutenant to Captain—Dores J. Riedeman, Alton and Chauncey E. Heffernan, Sioux City.
Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant- Harvey N. Wilberg, Ringsted; Douglas E. Oakleaf, Sioux City.
The department also announced appointment of several Iowans as second lieutenants in the infantry reserve. They included Ward R. Swanson, Rockwell City, and Kenneth M. Clancy, Walker.
First Lieut. Thoburn Speicher, Early, Iowa has been ordered to report for active duty.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, October 12, 1943
Chauncey E. Heffernan was born Feb. 2, 1910 to Thomas E. and Mae McQuire Heffernan. He died Mar. 8, 1991 and is buried in Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA.
Chauncey served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 383rd Bomb Group, 499th Bomb Group and 504th Bomb Group.
Source: ancestry.com
