First Lieutenant Eloy W Heniff

1920 - 2012  (91 years)

• Name	Eloy W Heniff
  Title	First Lieutenant
  Birth	17 Aug 1920	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII
  	Served in the Army Air Corps in WWII. He was a bombardier on board a B-17 when he was shot down on his twenty-third mission on 6/21/1944. He Was taken prisoner and held in Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11). Latter served in the U.S. Air Force.
  		Eloy W Heniff, Missing Air Crew Report. Eloy W Heniff, Missing Air Crew Report.
  Death	11 Apr 2012
  Cremation	Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Will, Illinois, United States
  		Eloy & Charlotte Heniff Niche. Eloy & Charlotte Heniff Niche. Plot: Section C6-113, Row B, Site 14
  		Heniff Columbarium. Heniff Columbarium.
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Marcella Elizabeth Heniff,   b. 2 Jun 1912, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. 2 Apr 1995, El Dorado, El Dorado, California
  2. Edmond Elmer Heniff,   b. 12 Apr 1914, Illinois d. 3 Feb 2008, Tinley Park, Cook, Illinois
  3. Marion Ellen Heniff,   b. 21 Oct 1916   d. 15 Mar 2015
  4. Staff Sergeant Raymond Charles Heniff,   b. 5 Aug 1918, Cook County, Illinois d. 26 Jun 1969, Cook County, Illinois
  5. John Armand Heniff,   b. 14 Aug 1923   d. 26 Oct 2011
  6. Dorothea Heniff,   b. Abt 1926
  7. Private First Class Ronald Franklin Heniff,   b. 30 Jan 1934, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. 30 Apr 1998, Cook County, Illinois
  Person ID	I5781	Nagel
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	John Michael Heniff,   b. 10 Mar 1890, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. 24 Aug 1933, Blue Island, Cook, Illinois (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Theresa Agnes Nagel,   b. 9 Aug 1892, Illinois d. 25 Jan 1990, Cook County, Illinois (Age 97 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	9 Aug 1911	Cook County, Illinois
  Family ID	F1960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Mary Bergen,   b. 18 Feb 1923   d. 22 Feb 2017 (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	8 May 1943	Orange County, California
  Family ID	F2722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Aug 1920 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois Marriage - 8 May 1943 - Orange County, California Cremation - - Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Will, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 1930 Census

  1930 Heniff 1930 US census, Cook, Illinois, enumeration district 16-694, Family Number 252, Heniff.

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary, published in Chicago Tribune on April 12, 2012; Eloy W. Heniff, age 91, First Lieutenant 8th US Air Force, and Ex-Prisoner of War in WW II, beloved husband of Charlotte, nee Bergen; loving father of James (Geraldine), Donald (Kathryn), Robert (Jean), David (Mellanie), Mary Dillon, Maureen (Bill) Strube, Thomas (Ann) and Joan (Bill) Walsh; proud grandfather of 28 grandchildren; and great-grandfather of six; dear brother of Marion (late Jim) Conerty, Dolly (late Jim) D'Amico, the late Marcella (late Bob) Clayton, the late Ed (Helen), the late Ray (late Esther), the late John (Ruth), and the late Ron; uncle to numerous nieces and nephews. President of Conerty-Heniff Transport, and H.S.&L. Inc, President of Northern Illinois Association of Investors, Past President of Alsip Chamber of Commerce, Past Grand Knight of Crusaders Council #3024 and Volunteer with Palos Park PLOWS. In lieu of flowers, donations to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls or a charity of your choice . Visitation Friday, April 13, 2012, 4 to 8 p.m. at the Palos Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 S. Southwest Highway (7700 W), Palos Hills, IL. Funeral Saturday, April 14, 2012, 9 a.m. from the funeral home to Sacred Heart Church for 10 a.m. Mass. Express your thoughts and memories in the online guestbook at www.palosgaidasfh.com (708) 974-4410.