a founding member of the National Academy of Construction. Heiberg often provided volunteer services to the National Research Council, the research/study arm of the two National Academies (Science;Engineering). Starting in 2000, that work was primarily in reviewing draft reports before they are finalized. Heiberg married Kathryn ("Kitty") Schrimpf (August 19, 1931 – December 25, 2015) in Kansas in 1953, after graduating from the United States Military Academy. She accompanied Heiberg on most of his military assignments. They resided in the Washington DC area, where Heiberg Associates was headquartered, and where Mrs. Heiberg ran her own business in antiques, porcelain repair and custom framing ("Creative Concepts"). Among her many volunteer efforts, Mrs. Kitty Heiberg performed work within the Nixon White House and a great variety of Army and Army wives' community efforts. They had four grown children, all married, and several grandchildren. He died of cancer on September 27, 2013 in Arlington County, Virginia and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on January 10, 2014. His wife was buried next to him on March 10, 2016. Awards and decorations Heiberg's military awards include; Army Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster Silver Star Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Air Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters Army commendation one Oak leaf cluster National Defense service medal one Oak Leaf cluster Korean war service medal Vietnam service medal four bronze stars Army service Ribbon Army Overseas Service Ribbon Numeral one Vietnam Technical Service Honors Medal First class United Nations medal Korea Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960– Device Order of the Crown (Belgium) (Commander) Order of Military Merit (Brazil) (Grand Commander) See also References This article contains public domain text from 1932 births 2013 deaths People from Honolulu County, Hawaii United States Military Academy alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni George Washington University alumni United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy alumni United States Army generals United States Army Corps of Engineers Chiefs of Engineers Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Brazil) Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Recipients of the Air Medal Recipients of the Silver Star Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering