HJR0038 Summary

• Designates IL-159 from Detour Road to IL-16 in Bunker Hill as the "Lance Cpl. Charles Heinemeier Memorial Highway"

• Honors Marine Lance Corporal Charles Thomas Heinemeier, born March 2, 1949, in Alton, who was killed in action on August 19, 1969, while serving with the 1st Marine Division in Quang Nam, Vietnam

• Heinemeier graduated from Bunker Hill High School in 1967 and enlisted in the U.S. Marines in May 1968, following his older brothers

• Posthumously awarded three Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart for his service

• Directs the Illinois Department of Transportation to erect plaques or signs at suitable locations identifying the memorial highway