Picnic Is Given
For Pvt. Lowell E. Heid,
Home From Ft. Benning

Lena, Ill., Aug. 1.—Thirty-two relatives and friends enjoyed a picnic supper Wednesday evening at the Fred Heid home, northeast of j Lena, the affair being in honor of their son, Pvt. Lowell E. Held, who Is home on furlough from Fort Benning, Ga. He completed four weeks of jump training, during which he made five Jumps from an airplane in flight, the last being a tactical jump at night, involving a combat problem on landing, winning for him his wings and boats.
   Parachute specialist training is given to qualified men in communication, communication, demolition riggers and sewing machine maintenance, vital skills for airborne troops as well as to parachute jumpers.
   Pvt, Heid reports Thursday to Fort Benning, to await orders. Eldon L. Heid, the eldest son, Is stationed in the Hawaiian Islands

[Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, Illinois) · Tue, Aug 1, 1944 · Page 8]

Lowell E. Heid
   STOCKTON --- Lowell E. Heid, 81, of Stockton died Friday, June 8, 2007 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport.
   He was born Oct 11, 1925 in Willow, the second son of Frederick and Clara (Brunner) Heid.
   Mr. Heid was employed as an auto body repair man in Rockford and Moline
   Lowell served in World War II as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne in England.
   He is survived by one daughter, Susan (Nicholas) Stengel of Derwood, Md.; One son Stephan Heid, of Waco, Texas; one sister, Marilyn Sowers of Loves Park; three brothers, Alan (Betty) Heid of Machesney Park, Loyal (Gloria) Heid, of Rockford and Gordon (Patricia) Heid, of Mission, Texas; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
   He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Eldon.
   Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. at Hermann Funeral Home.
   The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with Rev. Kathleen Brinkmeier officiating.  Interment will be in Lena Burial Park in Lena.
   In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established for Stockton Ambulance.

Pvt Heid was transferred from Hq 82nd Airborne Division to Service Company, 508th PIR on 29 September 1944.

He was subsequently transferred to Company D on 8 December 1944.

Pvt Heid was promoted to Pc on 20 March 1945.

Pfc Heid was transferred to the 506th PIR on 13 October 1945.
   Pfc Heid arrived in New York, NY with Co B, 504th PIR aboard SS Queen Mary from Southampton, England  on 3 January 1946.

A news article in The Daily Times, Davenport, IA, 03 Jun 1963, Mon, Page 2, listed Lowell and fiancé  Helen Rennacker, both of Moline, as they applied for a marriage license.