Richard Moore Henderson DDS, MPH
MilitaryRichard M. Henderson was the son of E.L. Henderson of Detroit, Michigan.
Initially assigned to be trained in meteorology, Richard spent a semester at the University of Michigan and later assigned to Camp Randall on the campus of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. After reassessing the need to meteorologists, Richard was assigned to gunnery school at Nellis air field near Las Vegas, NV.
The bulk of Richard's combat duty was as a ball turret gunner on a B-17.
After the conclusion of World War II, Richard returned to Detroit and entered dental school at the University of Detroit. Richard spent the next 30 plus years as a dentist and public health executive.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: American Beauty
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, MI, USA | 24 April 1924 | |
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Died |
Yuma, AZ, USA | 23 December 1991 | |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
Replace Dr with DDS, MPH, which is more precise.
Added Air Medal and Purple Heart. Those are other medals earned, but this are the two medals I am certain of.
Richard was my father. This entry is intended to preserve some memories of his service that he shared with me.
486th roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia