Person:Jerome Heindl (1)

From his obituary in The Oregonian:

Mr. Heindl was born April 18, 1919, in Okobojo, S.D., and was raised in Scappoose. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in the South Pacific. After the war, he moved to Portland and was a wholesale plumbing sales clerk for Crane Co., Peerless Pacific and Erickson Supply before retiring in 1984. He was a member of the church. In 1946, he married Albina Vopalensky.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Jerome John Heindl, in Find A Grave.
2. ↑ United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T627).

   Household:
   Jerry Heindl, father, 53 born in Czechoslovakia, residence date 1935
   Mary Heindl, mother, 45
   Agnes Heindl, sister, 19, born in South Dakota
   
   
   
   "United States, Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRK-M62 : Tue Jul 16 21:04:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Jerry Heindl and Mary Heindl, 1940.

3. ↑ United States. 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule: a report of the seventeenth decennial census of the United States. (Washington, District of Columbia, United States: U.S. Govt. Printing Office, 1953).

   Household:
   Jerome J Heindl, 30, born in South Dakota, Plumbing salesman for Wholesale Plumbing Co.
   Albina F Heindl, 29, born in Wisconsin
   Dorothy A Heindl, 2, born in Oregon
   
   925 N Russell St., Portland, Oregon. [As of 2025, the location of Widmer Brothers Brewing.]
   
   "United States, Census, 1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XVY-PS5W : Tue Mar 18 03:43:09 UTC 2025), Entry for Jerome J Heindl and Albina F Heindl, 1 April 1950.

4. ↑ United States. World War II Draft Registration Cards.

   Listed as a divinity student at Congregation Of Holy Cross Student, at Notre Dame, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States. Nearest relative listed as Rev Thomas A Steiner, his religious superior. Middle name "John"
   
   "Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHL-PTX8 : Tue Apr 08 03:01:21 UTC 2025), Entry for Jerome John Heindl and Congregation Of Holy Cross Student, 16 Oct 1940.

5. ↑ United States. National Archives and Records Administration (ARC # 1263923). World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (2002).

   Name Jerome J Heindl
   Marital Status Single, without dependents
   Event Type Military Service
   Event Date 30 Sep 1941
   Event Place Portland, Oregon, United States
   Term of Enlistment 0
   Citizenship Status citizen
   Birth Year 1919
   Birthplace SOUTH DAKOTA
   Education Level 4 years of college
   Civilian Occupation Actors and actresses
   Military Rank Private
   Army Branch Air Corps
   Army Component Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
   Source Reference Civil Life
   Serial Number 19004571
   
   "United States, World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8G6-PHM : 5 December 2014), Jerome J Heindl, enlisted 30 Sep 1941, Portland, Oregon, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

6. ↑ Social Security Board, Federal Security Agency. Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT). (College Park, Maryland: National Archives and Records Administration).

   Father's Name Jerry Heindl
   Mother's Name Marie Mannak
   
   "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4L-MTVF : Sat Apr 26 11:33:47 UTC 2025), Entry for Jerome J Heindl and Jerry Heindl.