Bernard Joseph Henricks
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Assigned 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Chas Shuff crew. 23 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2073028
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator, Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33688834
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-828559
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot, Commanding Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Busy Buzzard
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Indiana | 23 July 1917 | Husband of Elra May Hendricks. Husband of Helen L. Hendricks. |
Enlisted |
Indianapolis, IN | 30 June 1943 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 November 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
Died |
Nashville, IN | 4 September 1984 | |
Buried |
Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood, Johnson County, IN | 7 September 1984 | Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana, USA Garden of the Apsotles |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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