George W Henderson
MilitaryRear L-R: Maj Glenn E Hagenbuch, Capt Albert W Dieffenbach, Capt Walter M Soha, Capt Samuel H Anderson, Capt Edgar E Snyder Jr.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Waldo B Brandt, T/Sgt Edward J Doughty, S/Sgt Jack Belk, T/Sgt Charles E Zipfel, S/Sgt Edward Z Harmon, S/Sgt George W Henderson.
7-Aug-42 Assigned as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 [GN-S] "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. Arrived at Molesworth, UK on 25-Oct-43 aboard "S-for-Sugar". Completed a full 25-mission tour.
Mission Participation (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) See Biography events.
Connections
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Units served with
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 22 November 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 18 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned to Aircraft |
El Paso, TX, USA | 7 August 1942 | Assigned as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. |
Other Arrived in UK |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 25 October 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK as Tail Gunner aboard B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS. |
Other Mission #1, SGT George W. Henderson, w/B-17F 41-24584, 303BG/427BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 18 November 1942 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24584 "Susfu", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #2, SGT George W. Henderson, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS -Aborted |
Lorient, France | 22 November 1942 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #3, SGT George W. Henderson, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Lille, France | 6 December 1942 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #4, SGT George W. Henderson, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Romilly-sur-Seine, France | 20 December 1942 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #5, SGT George W. Henderson, w/B-17F 41-24569, 303BG/427BS |
Lorient, France | 30 December 1942 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24569 "Memphis Tot", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #6, SGT George W. Henderson, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Lille, France | 13 January 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #7, SGT George W. Henderson, w/B-17F 41-24587, 303BG/427BS |
Osnabrück, Germany | 4 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24587 "Bad Check", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the industrial areas of Osnabruck, Germany, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 24-Feb-2016. Made connection to Mission of 4-Feb-43 per http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/014.pdf
Lee Cunningham 24-Feb-2016. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 4-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/014.pdf
Lee Cunningham 20-Jan-2016. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf
Lee Cunningham 20-Jan-2016. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 30-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf
Lee Cunningham 20-Jan-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 20-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf
Lee Cunningham 20-Jan-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf
Lee Cunningham 20-Jan-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 22-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/003.pdf
Lee Cunningham 20-Jan-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf
Lee Cunningham 20-Jan-2016. Added Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html
Lee Cunningham 20-Jan-2016. Added Assigned to Aircraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html
Lee Cunningham 20-Jan-2016. Added Summary Biography; made connections to Place, Aircraft (through 23-Jan-43), Missions (through 23-Jan-43) per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Glenn E. Hagenbuch crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-hagenbuch.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster