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3823 South View Blvd, Morganton, NC 28655
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| Family Information: |
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Bessie D. & Benjamin B. Henderson- parents A. Ross Henderson (USN)- brother |
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| Hometown: |
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Jacksonville, FL |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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March 17 1941 |
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| Service Number: |
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14038706 |
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| Bomb Group: |
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468th |
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| Squadron: |
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792nd |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Kansas |
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| Missions Flown: |
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5 missions over Japan, including first daylight bombing raid on Japan
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| Hump Missions Flown: |
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| Awards/Decorations: |
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Silver Star, Dinstiguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal w/5 Oak Clusters
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| Service Schools Attended: |
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| Military Specialty(ies): |
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Flight Engineer; Rear Gunner |
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Technical Sergeant |
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| Crew Type: |
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Flight crew |
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| Airplane Serial No.& Name: |
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42-63353 Juke Box, The Cactus Special
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| Were you a POW? |
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No |
| If so, where? |
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| Were you interned? |
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No |
| If so, where? |
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| Date Transferred from the 58th: |
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| Date Discharged from the 58th: |
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September 29 1945 |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
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Forman, City of Jacksonville Garage Department, Jacksonville, FL
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| Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing: |
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| Comments: |
| Cactus Special Crew: Pilot- Cactus Van Horne (Maj.); Claude Posey; R T Young; H C Peterson, L B Tuck; "Trigger" Bodart; "Strap" Palin; "Bomb Door" Burt. On one mission over China, he was shot down over the mainland of China and spent three weeks eluding the Japanese patrols (and dogs) by living in the swamps where contracted amoebic dysentery, which nearly killed him. He and several other crewmen finally made it to the coast where they were picked up by a submarine.
Died 7/27/1967 of cancer. Survived by Louise D. Henderson (wife), Ross K. & Doris L. Henderson (children)
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