Claim: Edward "Babe" Heffron (16 May 1923-1 December 2013) was a soldier of the United States Army who served as a machine gunner during the battle of the Bulge and helped liberate the Kaufering concentration camp in Landsberg, Germany.
Evidence: Edward James "Babe" Heffron (16 May 1923 – 1 December 2013) was a private with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. During the Battle of the Bulge he served as a machine gunner and was awarded the Bronze Star. He helped liberate the Kaufering concentration camp in Landsberg, Germany, and in the seizure of Hitler's Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus).