John W Hendry Jr
MilitaryRear L-R: 2Lt Calder L Wise, 1Lt John W Hendry, 1Lt Richard L Kruse, 1Lt Bernard T McNamara, 2Lt Richard E. Webster.
Front L-R: S/Sgt John C Arasin, S/Sgt John J Doherty, T/Sgt James J Brown, S/Sgt Olwin L Humphries, S/Sgt Howard L. Abney, T/Sgt Loran C Biddle.
Assigned to 358BS, 303BS, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33086717
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Jacksonville,FL | 2 January 1922 | Son of John W Hendry Sr. |
Enlisted |
Jacksonville, FL | 20 January 1942 | Jacksonville, Florida |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 20 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. See more at : http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/079.pdf |
Other Baled out POW |
Valenciennes, Belgium | 20 October 1943 | Shot down 20-Oct-43 in B-17 41-24629. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1032 |
Died |
Bushnell, FL | 13 September 1990 | |
Buried |
Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL | 18 September 1990 | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida |
Revisions
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Merged information from duplicate entry to include details drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1032;
Hell's Angels Newsletter May 2001.
Correction to surname and suffix.
Updates to biography from details at :
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hendry&GSfn=john&…;
and
http://www.303rdbg.com
MACR 1032 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database