- Date Of Birth: July 30, 1923
- Date Of Death: December 14, 2006
- State: Maryland
Arnold W. Hepler of Glen Burnie, MD passed away at the VA Medical Center in Baltimore on December 14, 2006 from a brief illness. He was the loving father to Fran Cavill and her husband Bill, Don Hepler and his girlfriend Joyce Watts; caring brother to Dorothy Roberson and Ruby Humphrey; devoted grandfather to Stephanie and Ryan Cavill.
Mr. Hepler was enlisted in the Army Air Corps from 1942~1945 in which he was the Gunner and Radio Operator aboard the B24 Bomber. From May~November of 1944, he was a Prisoner Of War. He was honorably discharged in 1945 with decorations such as the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater ribbon with 1 silver star, Air Medal with 2 bronze clusters and a good conduct medal. After finishing his military career, he attended the DeVry Institute in Chicago, focusing on electronics, which led him to becom a developer in the aerospace division at Westinghouse, in which he retired after 36 years. Upon retirement, he enjoyed 21 years of just that…being retired.
