US Navy Beach Jumpers Assoc.

Arthur Saul Henoch WWII Beach Jumper, Essex County College associate professor and administrator, and New York psychotherapist, 90 Arthur Saul Henoch, 90 years old, died peacefully at his home in New York City on Jan. 22, 2016. Arthur was born on July 20, 1925, in Newark, N.J., to Philip and Grace (Sofman) Henoch and grew up in the Weequahic section of Newark and nearby Hillside, N.J., He was married to Doris (Dee) Solomon for 59 loving years and raised three children in Millburn, N.J. Following his freshman year at Rutgers in 1941, Arthur enlisted in the U.S. Navy and volunteered for a special warfare unit called the Beach Jumpers, conceived and commanded by the actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. They trained in the military art of deception, diversion and psychological warfare. A few dozen men in specially equipped Air-Sea Rescue boats made the enemy believe they were being attacked by a 70,000-man amphibious landing force. These units raised hell with German coastal defenses throughout the Mediterranean and kept the enemy off balance while the Allies carried out the invasions of Sicily, Italy and southern France. Arthur was one of the last surviving members of the World War II Beach Jumper Units, whose identities and exploits remained officially classified until 1970. After the war, Arthur continued his education at George Washington University, earning a business degree. He joined his father Philip and brother Herb in the dry cleaning business and spent 20 years building Bond Cleaners, which served a large portion of New Jersey.He left the business in the late 1960's and earned a master's degree in human relations from NYU and began Ph.D. studies at Rutgers. In 1971, he accepted a position as a financial officer at Essex County College and devoted the next 35 years working to enhance the reputation of this important educational institution in the heart of downtown Newark. Arthur was a committed mentor and role model to students, faculty and administrators. He served in a number of other capacities at the college: associate professor, director of assessment and advisement, and counselor in the business division, and retired at age 83. He also had a private psychotherapy practice in New York City. Arthur was the first to offer a helping hand and always had a kind word for everyone; all who knew and loved him benefited from his warm spirit, honesty, humor and generosity. He is deeply missed. Arthur is survived by his sister, Sandra Bernstein; children, Susan Henoch, Karen Henoch-Ryugo and Gary Henoch; grandchildren, Samuel, Sophie, Leah, Kate, Benjamin, Daniel, Nicholas; sons-in-law, Jay Coggeshall and David Ryugo, and many nieces and nephews.

SN Arthur S. Henoch BJU-3 1943-46 d. 1-22-2016 “Fair winds and following seas”

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