Noah Cecil Heard
Note: Last name "Hurd" on 1925 Kansas State Census
Born: October 1924 - Plymouth, Kansas - Parents: William & D. Heard
WWII enlistment record shows Noah's year of birth as 1922. He may have lied about his age to join
the National Guard.
His father's first wife died; Noah was the only child from his father's second marriage.
His father died before Noah was born or during Noah's
first months of infancy. Siblings: 2 half-sisters, 1 half-brother
Home: Salinas, California
Enlisted: California National Guard - Inducted: U.S. Army - 10 February 1941 - Salinas Army Airfield
Training: Fort
Lewis, Washington - Units: 194th Tank Battalion
Overseas Duty: Philippine Islands
Engagements: Battle of Luzon, Battle of Bataan
Prisoner of War: 9 April 1942- Death March
POW Camps: Philippine Islands: Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan #1 - Japan: Fukuoka #17
Hell Ship: - Clyde Maru - Sailed: Manila - 23 July 1943 - Arrived: Moji, Japan - 9 August 1943
Executed: - 3 May 1944 - caught "stealing" food - Beaten and stabbed to death -
Some accounts of POW's from camp state Heard was beheaded by sword
Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery - Section: J Site: 295
Credit: Jim Opolony:
192nd &
194th Tank Battalion