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P47 Pilots Biographies, Last Name Starting With "H"
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Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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Charles F. Heil
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He returned to the states in April 1945
after having flown 238 combat missions, a
record in the 10th Air Force. He served as an
IP in P-47's at Seymour Johnson AAB until
separated from the service in Oct. 1945.
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Robert G. Heiserman
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Transferred to Mediterreanean Theatre
assigned to 52nd Fighter Group, 5th Fighter
Squadron serving as Squadron Operations
Officer. Flying a total of 14 combat missions
in P-51 Fighters, mostly in escort of B-24
and B-25 bombers to Austria, Germany,
Yugoslavia and Brenner Pass. As the war
drew to a close he was also assigned strafing
missions to Northern Italy destroying railroad and highway traffic.
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Harold Joseph Hepford
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.....born July 1,1924 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Graduated from Susquehanna Township High School 1942 and enlisted as Aviation Cadet on December 9, 1942 while
attending Dickinson College. Called to active
duty in May, 1943, and attended Elon College, North Carolina as aviation student September, 1943...........
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Arno H. (Pop) Heying
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In 1949 a transfer to the Berlin
Air Lift school at Great Falls, Montana,
found Pop in M.A.T.S. flying C-47's, C-54's
and C-97's. A 2 year tour in the Azores with
Dottie and the three children was included.
December of 1955 found Pop graduating
from the Helicopter school having qualified
in both H-13's and H-19's. The rescue business took the rest of Pop's military career,
with a solo tour in Iceland thrown in.
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Melville W. Hightshoe
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Along with the other members of the P-47
class, Hightshoe sailed for Europe on the
Queen Elizabeth, arriving off the coast of
Scotland on June 5, 1944. After a short
combat refresher course, he was assigned to
the 350th Squadron on the 353rd Fighter
Group and was privileged to be assigned the
P-47, LH X formerly assigned the group
commander, Colonel Glenn Duncan, a leading ace shot down and working in the underground.
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James E. Hill
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In December 1943, General Hill was
assigned to the European theater of operations as a P-47 fighter pilot. He became a
World War II ace, credited with five enemy
aircraft shot down while flying 127 combat
missions before returning to the United
States in September 1945. After being
released from active duty in December 1945,
he became the commander of a P-51 squadron in the Oklahoma Air National Guard.
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Leroy C. Hill Jr.
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Assigned to
Dover Del. AB as a test pilot. Did quite a bit
of work on the Tiny Tim Rocket and the
G-Suit in flight Test. Also a RTU instructor
and Gunnery Instructor. Flew quite a few
fuel test and the long range N models of the
P-47, the N was designed to escort the B-29s
and they would stay in the air forever. They
were equipped with auto pilot arm rests
cushioned rudder pedals, fully loaded used up
almost 6 thousand feet of runway to get
airborn.
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Ralph Daniel Hixson
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After eight years as Chief Pilot and Flight
Instructor with Tuscarawas County Aviation, Inc., New Philadelphia, Ohio, he
became an executive pilot spending the next
three years flying for several different companies. He flew for Glenn Dye at Steubenville Aero Service, Steubenville-Pier Airport,
Steubenville, Ohio - Five Point Coal Co.
out of Akron, Ohio - V.N. Holderman and
Sons, Columbus, Ohio. He also did some
Flight Instructing for Showalter Flying Service, Orlando, Florida
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Millard U. Hodges
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Mil's fighter time is 5,000 hours, 1,000 in
P-47's. He flew 162 combat missions, and his
awards include the AF Commendation Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross (3 OLC), Air Medal (13 OLC) and many service and foreign medals, awards, commendations and decorations. Among his foreign awards are
Belgian Wings, Republic of China Wings, and
the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit
Citation.
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Wallace A. Hoftiezer
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The 86th, "Home of Rover Joe, the GI's
Friend," was committed to "Operation
Strangle" cutting supply lines to enemy
forces in Italy, supplied ground support and
air cover for the invasion of South France in
mid-August 1944, and in February 1945
was transferred to the 1st Tactical Air Force
supporting the race of U.S. 7th Army across
the Rhine.
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