Clinton Lee Henderson
MilitaryAssigned to the 384th BG 545th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26-Jul-44, William Robert Kinnaird Crew. 35 x combat missions.
"8-Nov-44 missile knocked out left engine, caused vibrations, knocking out one radio. A short while later, lost the right engine. Could not keep up with the group. Lost altitude, but made it back to the English Channel at about 5000 ft. 2 x British Spitfires met us and escorted us to their base."
Mission list: Crepieul, Langenhagen, Dugny , Erding, Brest, Delitzsch, Merseburg, Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Sindelfingen, Lützkendorf , Eindhoven, Hamm, Frankfurt am Main, Osnabrück, Cologne, Magdeburg, Munster, Cologne, Cologne, Schweinfurt, Cologne, Cologne, Mannheim, Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Sterkrade , Bottrop, Lützkendorf, Oberlahnstein, Soest, Merseburg, Boblingen.
Awards: AM (5OLC), American campaign, EAME (1BS), WWII Victory.
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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 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14138880
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-2901
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-764037
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-767952
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Copilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-720022
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chillicothe, Texas | 1 February 1925 | BornChillicothe, Texas |
Enlisted |
Fort Sam Houston, Texas | 21 August 1943 | Residence: Travis County, Texas Private, Branch ImmaterialEnlisted atFort Sam Houston, Texas |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…