1910, 22 Apr: The Family of Albert Ray Heflin was living at #97 Franklin Street in the Town of Fonda in Cedar Twp, Pocahontas Co., IA where Albert was a House Carpenter.
1918, 29 Oct: Bruce Heflin was b. in/nr Fonda in Cedar Twp, Pocahontas Co., IA the s/o Albert Ray & Bertha Christine McCULLOUGH Heflin.
1920, 09 Feb: Bruce Heflin (14 mo.s) b. IA was living with his par.s on Farm #284 in Cedar Twp, Pocahontas Co., IA where his pa was a Salesman for a Produce House. Bruce had 6 siblings, now.
1918, 12 Sep: WW I DRAFT REGISTRATION RECORD: Albert Ray Heflin (45) b. 3 Aug 1873, IA was a Clerk in a Poultry Business for Thomas Jackson in Fonda.
1925, 01 Jan: Bruce Heflin (6) b. IA was living with his par.s on #12 Queen Street in Fonda, Pocahontas Co., IA. Some time Bruce became known as Pete, maybe because he had no middle name?
1930, 11 Apr: Bruce Heflin (11) b. IA was living with his par.s in Cedar Twp in Pocahontas Co., IA where his pa was an Odd Jobs Carpenter. Only he and brother John (13) b. IA were living at home.
1940, 20 Apr: Bruce Heflin (21) b. IA was living with his brother's family at #1085 Wayside in Houston, Harris Co., TX. Marshall Wayne Heflin (32) b. IA was a Supervisor in an Auto Supply Co. His wife, Grace Luella FENIMORE (31) b. IN was his Bookkeeper. Then, William's 2 brothers - Bruce Heflin & Jack Heflin (23) b. IA worked for him as did Grace's brother, Stanley Fenimore (21) b. IN.
1941, 02 Jul: Bruce Heflin (23) b. IA enlisted at Houston, Texas as a Private in the USAAF. He stated that he was single, weighed 129#, was 68" tall, and had 1 year of college.
It appears that Bruce was able to take pilots training and after OCS, became an officer, and was assigned to the 425th Night Fighter Squadron with the 9th Air Force, and was sent to France. They were either in Vannes or Prosnes, France.
1944, 27 Oct: 1st Lt. Bruce Heflin & his Flight Officer William B. "Bill" Broach, flying the "TABITHA" a Northrup P-61A-10-NO, Black Widow, were returning from a night recon mission looking for German trains. They found none. The report indicated that it was an unusually dark night, and upon final approach, Bruce wasn't aware that he was too low and just a tad too hot. His wing hit a small mound at the end of the runway, and they crashed. Neither survived.
His family rec'd his medals that he was due: An Air Medal & a Purple Heart.
F/O William B. "Bill" Broach was bur. in ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY in VA per his par.s request.
1918, 29 Oct: Bruce Heflin was b. in/nr Fonda in Cedar Twp, Pocahontas Co., IA the s/o Albert Ray & Bertha Christine McCULLOUGH Heflin.
1920, 09 Feb: Bruce Heflin (14 mo.s) b. IA was living with his par.s on Farm #284 in Cedar Twp, Pocahontas Co., IA where his pa was a Salesman for a Produce House. Bruce had 6 siblings, now.
1918, 12 Sep: WW I DRAFT REGISTRATION RECORD: Albert Ray Heflin (45) b. 3 Aug 1873, IA was a Clerk in a Poultry Business for Thomas Jackson in Fonda.
1925, 01 Jan: Bruce Heflin (6) b. IA was living with his par.s on #12 Queen Street in Fonda, Pocahontas Co., IA. Some time Bruce became known as Pete, maybe because he had no middle name?
1930, 11 Apr: Bruce Heflin (11) b. IA was living with his par.s in Cedar Twp in Pocahontas Co., IA where his pa was an Odd Jobs Carpenter. Only he and brother John (13) b. IA were living at home.
1940, 20 Apr: Bruce Heflin (21) b. IA was living with his brother's family at #1085 Wayside in Houston, Harris Co., TX. Marshall Wayne Heflin (32) b. IA was a Supervisor in an Auto Supply Co. His wife, Grace Luella FENIMORE (31) b. IN was his Bookkeeper. Then, William's 2 brothers - Bruce Heflin & Jack Heflin (23) b. IA worked for him as did Grace's brother, Stanley Fenimore (21) b. IN.
1941, 02 Jul: Bruce Heflin (23) b. IA enlisted at Houston, Texas as a Private in the USAAF. He stated that he was single, weighed 129#, was 68" tall, and had 1 year of college.
It appears that Bruce was able to take pilots training and after OCS, became an officer, and was assigned to the 425th Night Fighter Squadron with the 9th Air Force, and was sent to France. They were either in Vannes or Prosnes, France.
1944, 27 Oct: 1st Lt. Bruce Heflin & his Flight Officer William B. "Bill" Broach, flying the "TABITHA" a Northrup P-61A-10-NO, Black Widow, were returning from a night recon mission looking for German trains. They found none. The report indicated that it was an unusually dark night, and upon final approach, Bruce wasn't aware that he was too low and just a tad too hot. His wing hit a small mound at the end of the runway, and they crashed. Neither survived.
His family rec'd his medals that he was due: An Air Medal & a Purple Heart.
F/O William B. "Bill" Broach was bur. in ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY in VA per his par.s request.
1910, 22 Apr: The Family of Albert Ray Heflin was living at #97 Franklin Street in the Town of Fonda in Cedar Twp, Pocahontas Co., IA where Albert was a House Carpenter.
1918, 29 Oct: Bruce Heflin was b. in/nr Fonda in Cedar Twp, Pocahontas Co., IA the s/o Albert Ray & Bertha Christine McCULLOUGH Heflin.
1920, 09 Feb: Bruce Heflin (14 mo.s) b. IA was living with his par.s on Farm #284 in Cedar Twp, Pocahontas Co., IA where his pa was a Salesman for a Produce House. Bruce had 6 siblings, now.
1918, 12 Sep: WW I DRAFT REGISTRATION RECORD: Albert Ray Heflin (45) b. 3 Aug 1873, IA was a Clerk in a Poultry Business for Thomas Jackson in Fonda.
1925, 01 Jan: Bruce Heflin (6) b. IA was living with his par.s on #12 Queen Street in Fonda, Pocahontas Co., IA. Some time Bruce became known as Pete, maybe because he had no middle name?
1930, 11 Apr: Bruce Heflin (11) b. IA was living with his par.s in Cedar Twp in Pocahontas Co., IA where his pa was an Odd Jobs Carpenter. Only he and brother John (13) b. IA were living at home.
1940, 20 Apr: Bruce Heflin (21) b. IA was living with his brother's family at #1085 Wayside in Houston, Harris Co., TX. Marshall Wayne Heflin (32) b. IA was a Supervisor in an Auto Supply Co. His wife, Grace Luella FENIMORE (31) b. IN was his Bookkeeper. Then, William's 2 brothers - Bruce Heflin & Jack Heflin (23) b. IA worked for him as did Grace's brother, Stanley Fenimore (21) b. IN.
1941, 02 Jul: Bruce Heflin (23) b. IA enlisted at Houston, Texas as a Private in the USAAF. He stated that he was single, weighed 129#, was 68" tall, and had 1 year of college.
It appears that Bruce was able to take pilots training and after OCS, became an officer, and was assigned to the 425th Night Fighter Squadron with the 9th Air Force, and was sent to France. They were either in Vannes or Prosnes, France.
1944, 27 Oct: 1st Lt. Bruce Heflin & his Flight Officer William B. "Bill" Broach, flying the "TABITHA" a Northrup P-61A-10-NO, Black Widow, were returning from a night recon mission looking for German trains. They found none. The report indicated that it was an unusually dark night, and upon final approach, Bruce wasn't aware that he was too low and just a tad too hot. His wing hit a small mound at the end of the runway, and they crashed. Neither survived.
His family rec'd his medals that he was due: An Air Medal & a Purple Heart.
F/O William B. "Bill" Broach was bur. in ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY in VA per his par.s request.
1918, 29 Oct: Bruce Heflin was b. in/nr Fonda in Cedar Twp, Pocahontas Co., IA the s/o Albert Ray & Bertha Christine McCULLOUGH Heflin.
1920, 09 Feb: Bruce Heflin (14 mo.s) b. IA was living with his par.s on Farm #284 in Cedar Twp, Pocahontas Co., IA where his pa was a Salesman for a Produce House. Bruce had 6 siblings, now.
1918, 12 Sep: WW I DRAFT REGISTRATION RECORD: Albert Ray Heflin (45) b. 3 Aug 1873, IA was a Clerk in a Poultry Business for Thomas Jackson in Fonda.
1925, 01 Jan: Bruce Heflin (6) b. IA was living with his par.s on #12 Queen Street in Fonda, Pocahontas Co., IA. Some time Bruce became known as Pete, maybe because he had no middle name?
1930, 11 Apr: Bruce Heflin (11) b. IA was living with his par.s in Cedar Twp in Pocahontas Co., IA where his pa was an Odd Jobs Carpenter. Only he and brother John (13) b. IA were living at home.
1940, 20 Apr: Bruce Heflin (21) b. IA was living with his brother's family at #1085 Wayside in Houston, Harris Co., TX. Marshall Wayne Heflin (32) b. IA was a Supervisor in an Auto Supply Co. His wife, Grace Luella FENIMORE (31) b. IN was his Bookkeeper. Then, William's 2 brothers - Bruce Heflin & Jack Heflin (23) b. IA worked for him as did Grace's brother, Stanley Fenimore (21) b. IN.
1941, 02 Jul: Bruce Heflin (23) b. IA enlisted at Houston, Texas as a Private in the USAAF. He stated that he was single, weighed 129#, was 68" tall, and had 1 year of college.
It appears that Bruce was able to take pilots training and after OCS, became an officer, and was assigned to the 425th Night Fighter Squadron with the 9th Air Force, and was sent to France. They were either in Vannes or Prosnes, France.
1944, 27 Oct: 1st Lt. Bruce Heflin & his Flight Officer William B. "Bill" Broach, flying the "TABITHA" a Northrup P-61A-10-NO, Black Widow, were returning from a night recon mission looking for German trains. They found none. The report indicated that it was an unusually dark night, and upon final approach, Bruce wasn't aware that he was too low and just a tad too hot. His wing hit a small mound at the end of the runway, and they crashed. Neither survived.
His family rec'd his medals that he was due: An Air Medal & a Purple Heart.
F/O William B. "Bill" Broach was bur. in ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY in VA per his par.s request.
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Records on Ancestry
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Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
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1930 United States Federal Census
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1920 United States Federal Census
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Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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