Herschel L. Heimbigner

Herschel Leslie Heimbigner passed away peacefully in his sleep Wednesday, December 2. He was 93.

Hersh was born on the family wheat farm just west of Ritzville on December 7, 1921. After graduating from Ritzville High he left for Cheney with an interest in industrial arts, but his plans were interrupted by World War II. He served in the 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division, Company B, seeing action in Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Luzon and Manila. He earned the rank of sergeant and was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and Bronze Star. On January 13, 1945, two weeks after ret...