23-04-2009, 05:15 AM
(This post was last modified: 23-04-2009, 05:26 AM by Tosh Plumlee.)
I did not know him, but I knew of him. He and Capt Seiwell were at Fort Hood Texas for a short spell. (1954-55) (I was in ShermanTank Drivers school at the time with the Texas National Guard. Col Henion served in WWII and was( I think with the Joint Chief with Ike in 1944 and worked with the OSS teams that went into France right after D Day)
He was one of the persons who help set up the Ft Bliss RTC (Recon Training Command) units which some later went to army Intel units at Ft Sam Houston, I went to army flight school at Ft Sam in 1956 and I think he was associated with that aviation section and school in some way, but not sure.
Sometime after 1956-57 some of that group went to Ft Benning parachute jump school. I went there for six weeks. When we got back to Ft Sam Houston the Col was in charge of all training and Intell activites, as well as all army reserve activites including the Forth Army at Dallas Love Field. I was re assigned from the 49th Armord Div, Texas National Guard to the Fourth Army Reserve at love Field. Capt. Seiwell was my CO, I went to work for Southwest Airmotive company at Love Field while in the fourth army. During this time frame Col Henion was, I thought at San Houston or Austin Texas with the Texas National Guard. I never knew him and I could be wrong on some of this, but this is all from memory and its been a long time.
However, I did get an Invitation from the Forth Army to attend a furneral for the Col about 1983 or 84, in Texas. I think he is buried in the Austin area of Texas.... if this is the same person.
note: not sure of the date but the Fourth Army was mustered into the 5th army and became part of the Fifth Army. Some of the records of the fourth were lost in the St Louis records center fire of 1972-73 ??
He was one of the persons who help set up the Ft Bliss RTC (Recon Training Command) units which some later went to army Intel units at Ft Sam Houston, I went to army flight school at Ft Sam in 1956 and I think he was associated with that aviation section and school in some way, but not sure.
Sometime after 1956-57 some of that group went to Ft Benning parachute jump school. I went there for six weeks. When we got back to Ft Sam Houston the Col was in charge of all training and Intell activites, as well as all army reserve activites including the Forth Army at Dallas Love Field. I was re assigned from the 49th Armord Div, Texas National Guard to the Fourth Army Reserve at love Field. Capt. Seiwell was my CO, I went to work for Southwest Airmotive company at Love Field while in the fourth army. During this time frame Col Henion was, I thought at San Houston or Austin Texas with the Texas National Guard. I never knew him and I could be wrong on some of this, but this is all from memory and its been a long time.
However, I did get an Invitation from the Forth Army to attend a furneral for the Col about 1983 or 84, in Texas. I think he is buried in the Austin area of Texas.... if this is the same person.
note: not sure of the date but the Fourth Army was mustered into the 5th army and became part of the Fifth Army. Some of the records of the fourth were lost in the St Louis records center fire of 1972-73 ??