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