World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dean J. Heniger
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Des Moines, Iowa
Honored By
Marine Veteran
EMPLOYED AT ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL UNTIL ENLISTING IN 1944. ATTENDED FLIGHT SCHOOL AND TRAINED FLIGHT RECRUITS ON NEW AIRPLANE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS BEING DEVELOPED. WAS SCHEDULED FOR DEPLOYMENT OVERSEAS AS A BOMBER PILOT BUT THE WAR ENDED.