Hagaman Library WWII Veterans Discussion Group: 2017

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

WWII Veterans Discussion Group Member Don Heinig speaks on his father's WWII Experiences

Don Heinig gave an interesting presentation on his father's WWII experiences. Don's father, PFC Arthur D. Heinig was born in New Haven in 1918 and was a 1936 graduate of Hillhouse High School. He worked at Seamless Rubber from 1938 until entering military service where he served in

Company A, 101st Engineers, C Battalion in the 26th Infantry (Yankee Division). PFC
Heinig landed in Normandy at Utah Beach, drove for the Redball Express (the supply caravan for Patton’s Army), and continued on across Europe to Czechoslovakia until the end of the war. He endured four Campaigns — Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Germany, and was awarded the Bronze Star. After coming home, he returned to working at Seamless rubber.

Below: Art Heinig

Above: Art Heinig, 1945

Above: Art Heinig on furlough, 1944.

Below: WWII Veterans Newsletter for August, 2017

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

July 26th at 2:00 p.m. - East Haven Vietnam Veteran Jack Stacey will Speak on His Military Experiences and The Wall That Heals

East Haven resident and Vietnam veteran Jack Stacey will speak on his military experiences, as well as on The Wall That Heals. The Wall That Heals is a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed to travel to communities throughout the United States. Jack was instrumental in bringing The Wall that Heals to the East Haven Green in 2005. He has also served as Grand Marshal for East Haven's Memorial Day parade.

Since its dedication, The Wall That Heals has visited more than 400 cities and towns throughout the nation, spreading the Memorial's healing legacy to millions.

Read the 2005 article on The Wall That Heals in East Haven: The Wall That Heals

Everyone is welcome!

Photo from http://www.vvmf.org/twth The Wall That Heals Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund