World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Luther C. Heidger
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Stratford, Connecticut
Honored By
William L. Beigel
MAJOR. 29TH BOMB SQUADRON, 19TH BOMB GROUP (MEDICAL CORPS) DIED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1944. HE WAS A POW BEING TRANSPORTED ON THE JAPANESE VESSEL SHINYO MARU WHEN IT WAS SUNK BY A SUBMARINE IN THE SULU SEA ON THAT DATE.