Background
Heisch was born June 10, 1872 in Latendorf, Germany, and after entering the marine corps he was sent as a private to China to fight in the Boxer Rebellion.
Heisch was born June 10, 1872 in Latendorf, Germany, and after entering the marine corps he was sent as a private to China to fight in the Boxer Rebellion.
While fighting the enemy in Tientsin, China on June 20, 1900 he and a few other soldiers crossed the river in a small boat while under heavy fire and they assisted in destroying buildings occupied by the enemy. He died in 1941 in Napa County, California and is buried in Napa, California at Tulocay Cemetery.