Winter 2025 Militaria, Disney, & Collectibles
Lot 261:
Description
WWII US Army Major General Frank Heileman Transportation Chief Signed Photo. General Heileman graduated from the University of Missouri in 1914 with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He entered his military service with the Missouri National Guard in June 1916. He was promoted to sergeant in February 1917 and commissioned as second lieutenant with the Infantry in the regular Army on 22 March 1917. He joined the 18th Machine Gun Battalion of the American Expeditionary Force in France in June 1918. Subsequently, he participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and served in the Gerardmore Sector, Alsace, France. In 1923 he transferred to the Corp of Engineers and was active in flood control and in the construction of locks and dams on the Ohio River. In 1931 he graduated from the Command and General Staff School and was the engineer representative on the faculty at the Infantry School. He became a member of the Army War College Class of 1939-1940. Upon completion of the course, General Heileman was assigned to the War Department general staff. In 1943, he was assigned to the newly organized headquarters for the Army Service Forces as the director of supply. His overseas service was as director of supply in Army Forces, Western Pacific. In 1947, he returned to the Office of the Chief of Transportation as assistant chief. General Heileman became the Chief of Transportation in 1948 and retired from that assignment in March 1953. As the Chief of Transportation, he directed the planning and expansions required for the Army to affect large sized military troop and supply movements to the Far East in the Korean War. He also assumed the responsibility for procurement and maintenance of aircraft in a rapidly expanding Army aviation program. During this period, Congressional action created the Transportation Corps on a permanent basis. During his military career, General Heileman received the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Army Commendation Ribbon. Approximate size is 8 x 10 inches. Overall, good condition for its age except for a corner piece missing on the left side.
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