George Francis Hennrikus Jr
Military
Rear L-R: Lt Lyle Doerr, Lt George F. Hennrikus Jr, Lt John P. Walker, Lt Giles L. Teague.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Joseph Bergant Jr, S/Sgt Victor Klimaszeski, S/Sgt Joe Kenneth Mansell, Pvt Herbert A Bugbee, Pvt Landis A Frantz.
Object Number - UPL 43421 - "L J Doerr's crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 12 August 1944." Rear L-R: Lt Lyle Doerr, Lt George F....
Assigned 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), 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
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Norton, Massachusetts | 15 September 1924 | Son of George Francis Sr and Agnes M Hennrikus. |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 16 October 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Died |
Fort Washington, MD | 25 March 1993 | |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section 34 Site 1999 | ||
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Based |
Nuthampstead | Assigned 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/312787521
https://www.fold3.com/image/148388808
https://www.fold3.com/record/1554951-george-f-hennrikus
https://www.fold3.com/record/83423178-george-f-hennrikus-jr
https://www.fold3.com/record/623988817-george-hennrikus-1924
https://www.8af.org/hennrikus-george-h1924-398bg.cfm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80835828/george-francis-hennrikus
Highest rank achieved during 32 years in Air Force retiring in 1976.
398th History, Vol II / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
