World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Henry Heim
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1940 AS A MACHINE GUNNER AND WAS WOUNDED AT PEARL HARBOR. HE WENT ON TO PILOT A B-24 FLYING FORTRESS OVER NORTH AFRICA, GERMANY AND THE BALKANS. HE FLEW OVER 75 MISSIONS AND HE WAS AWARDED A PURPLE HEART.