Perry T. Heishman
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Dublin Core
Title
Perry T. Heishman
Subject
Heishman, Perry Twyman (1926-1989)
Description
Photograph of Perry T. Heishman as a young man. He is wearing a uniform that indicates he was part of the Civilian Air Patrol.
Perry was born in Edinburg, Virginia, to Perry A. and Jessie (Newland) Heishman. The family farmed in the “Massanutten Mountain” area of the Madison District in 1930 and in the Johnston District in 1940. He had at least two older brothers, Lester and William.
Perry graduated from Edinburg High School. Soon after, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and spent his career in the military where he was posted to bases both in the country and overseas. When he died, his obituary in the Honolulu newspaper noted he was a retired flight engineer with the U.S. Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base near Pearl Harbor.
He married Jeannie Rose (Chareau) Heishman who was born in Algiers, and was French. It is likely they met during Perry's overseas WWII service. The couple raised two children together, Charles and Louise.
The marriage did not last and Perry moved to Mississippi. At the end of his life, he was still there when he was struck and killed by an automobile while walking along a busy road. His is buried in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Perry was born in Edinburg, Virginia, to Perry A. and Jessie (Newland) Heishman. The family farmed in the “Massanutten Mountain” area of the Madison District in 1930 and in the Johnston District in 1940. He had at least two older brothers, Lester and William.
Perry graduated from Edinburg High School. Soon after, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and spent his career in the military where he was posted to bases both in the country and overseas. When he died, his obituary in the Honolulu newspaper noted he was a retired flight engineer with the U.S. Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base near Pearl Harbor.
He married Jeannie Rose (Chareau) Heishman who was born in Algiers, and was French. It is likely they met during Perry's overseas WWII service. The couple raised two children together, Charles and Louise.
The marriage did not last and Perry moved to Mississippi. At the end of his life, he was still there when he was struck and killed by an automobile while walking along a busy road. His is buried in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1944
Contributor
Identified by Richard Tisinger who found him in the Edinburg High School yearbook as a Junior in the 1943-1944 school year.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Perry T. Heishman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 002430, 003105, and 023053.
A photograph of Perry T. Heishman's student pilot certificate from 1944 appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 024596.
Identifier
003105
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Perry T. Heishman,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/29154.
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