Henry C Patrick III

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-25713.jpeg UPL 25713 Crew of Flying Ginny taken at Chipping Ongar, from right to left:
1/Lt Henry C Patrick III, Pilot
2/Lt Lyndon E Stauffacher, Co-Pilot
2/Lt John J Sauser, Bombardier
S/Sgt George W Van Doren, Radio/Gunner
S/Sgt Clarence D Shanks, Eng/Gunner
S/Sgt Robert D Roy, Tail gunner

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Object Number - UPL 25713 - Crew of Flying Ginny taken at Chipping Ongar, from right to left: 1/Lt Henry C Patrick III, Pilot 2/Lt Lyndon E Stauffacher, Co-Pilot 2/Lt John J...

Henry Patrick served as a pilot with the 559th Bomb Squadron of the 387 Bomb Group. He flew B-26 Marauders on bombing missions over Europe from Chipping Ongar, England.



He was Killed in Action on 27 April 1944. He is buried in Cambridge American Cemetery.

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Units served with

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Flying Ginny
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

27 April 1944

Buried

Plot A Row 2 Grave 32

Other

Entered service from

Tennessee, USA

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Sources

9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / B-26 memorials guide

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