World War II Honoree

John Tellson Hennig, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Toledo, Ohio

Honored By

Paul R. Roscoe

Relationship

Grandson

WAS A LIGHT TRUCK DRIVER WITH THE 32ND GENERAL HOSPITAL UNDER ADVANCED SECTION (ADSEC)FOR 2 YEARS. DROVE AMBULANCE, OFTEN UNDER BLACKOUT CONDITIONS, EVACUATING AND TRANSFERRING PATIENTS FROM TRAINS AND PLANES TO THE HOSPITAL. ALSO DROVE SUPPLY TRUCK FOR THE HOSPITAL, AND ACTED AS A MOTOR POOL DISPATCHER. WAS ALSO A POW GUARD FOR SIX MONTHS WHEN STATIONED IN AACHEN, GERMANY. SERVED THROUGHOUT THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM, AND GERMANY.