Ray L Hendrix
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA). Crashed in Aston Clinton, England after a night leaflet mission.
Memorial plaque in Aston Clinton's Church of St. Michael and All Angels.
Awards: PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31417132
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18193116
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-782941
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2065475
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-778939
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Cancer
- Unit: 406th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
San Diego County, CA, USA | 15 October 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
San Diego, CA, USA | 10 December 1942 | |
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Died |
Aston Clinton, UK | 3 January 1945 | Crashed Aston Clinton in B-24 42-52650 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15974 |
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Based |
Harrington | 3 January 1945 | Assigned to 406BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
4th St, Kingston, OK 73439, USA | Kingston Cemetery Kingston Marshall County, OK |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 549, WWII Monument Registry / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia