First Lieutenant Robert William Henning | UW Gold Star Honor Roll
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Robert William Henning

Graduating Class of 1941
Served in World War II
Attached photograph of First Lieutenant Henning

First Lieutenant
Robert William Henning

Army Air Forces
76th Field Artillery Regiment

Hometown

Hartford, WI

Date of Birth

Location of Death

Virginia, USA

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hartford, WI

More About First Lieutenant Henning

During his time at the university, First Lieutenant Henning was a member of Iron Cross and Phi Kappa Phi.

He enlisted 24 Jul 1941 and served as Chief of Staff of 43rd Infantry Division and volunteered for airborne service in 1942.

1st Lt. Henning was killed in a plane crash on a training mission in Virginia.