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Henry Hepfner
 
 
 
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Family Information:  
Henry was my father's cousin. Henry's mother's name was Lydia and My father's name is Alex.
 
Hometown:  
 
Date Entered Service:  
 
Service Number:   16031228
 
Bomb Group:   468th
 
Squadron:   792nd
 
Location of Unit:   Tinian
 
Missions Flown:  
 
Hump Missions Flown:  
 
Targets:  
 
Awards/Decorations:   Air Medal; Purple Heart
 
Service Schools Attended:  
 
Military Specialty(ies):  
 
Rank Upon Discharge:   Corporal
 
Crew Type:   Flight crew
 
Airplane Serial No.& Name:  
42-63536 Mammy Yokum (Shot down 5/25/45 - entire crew went down in the north pacific close to 2100N-14248E which is south of Japan approximately 500-800 miles.)
 
Were you a POW?   No
If so, where?  
 
Were you interned?   No 
If so, where?  
 
Date Transferred from the 58th:  
 
Date Discharged from the 58th:  
 
Post-WWII Military Service:  
 
Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s):
 
Thoughts on the 58th Bomb Wing:

 

 
Comments:

Henry Hepfner's name is listed on the "Tablets of the Missing" at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii

I don't know hardly anything about my relative. I have just started to look into his service history and where he may have been lost. His status is still, "missing"

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

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