Bernard Joseph Henricks

Military
media-44649.jpeg UPL 44649 S/Sgt Bernard Joseph Henricks, 384BG.

USAAF Photo.

Object Number - UPL 44649 - S/Sgt Bernard Joseph Henricks, 384BG.

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

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert Charles Birney

  • 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

George Joseph Lesko

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33688834
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Waist gunner

Charles Bernard Shuff

  • 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

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Military airplane in flight. Plane is silver with the letter SD and D painted on the side. A triangle containing the letter P is painted on the tail. There are two other planes in the background.

43-38647

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

43-38800

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Busy Buzzard
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

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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https://www.fold3.com/record/36554973-bernard-henricks
https://www.fold3.com/record/89314020-bernard-j-henricks
https://www.fold3.com/record/628354247-bernard-henricks-1917
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=6953
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91347225/bernard-j_-henricks

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https://www.fold3.com/record/89314020-bernard-j-henricks
https://www.fold3.com/record/628354247-bernard-henricks-1917
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=6953
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91347225/bernard-j_-henricks

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Object number: UPL 44649 - S/Sgt Bernard Joseph Henricks, 384BG.