Henry William Held Jr
Military
media-51527.jpeg
UPL 51527
Loren F. Seger Crew
95th BG - 412th BS
Standing Left to Right: Henry W. Held, Jr. (FE), James D. Hartney (WG), Frank M Bessemer (RO), Donald E. McKinney (TG), Dennis W. Roberts (WG), Wilford S. Mack (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loren F. Seger (P), Robert W. Bugie, (CP), James L. Hutchings (N), William J. Myers (B)
Bessemer is mis-identified as Frank A. Bessemer in the photo. His middle name is Martin. 95th Bomb Group collection
95th BG - 412th BS
Standing Left to Right: Henry W. Held, Jr. (FE), James D. Hartney (WG), Frank M Bessemer (RO), Donald E. McKinney (TG), Dennis W. Roberts (WG), Wilford S. Mack (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loren F. Seger (P), Robert W. Bugie, (CP), James L. Hutchings (N), William J. Myers (B)
Bessemer is mis-identified as Frank A. Bessemer in the photo. His middle name is Martin. 95th Bomb Group collection
Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions. Loren Seger crew. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Holes
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chicken Ship : The Pickwickian : King Salvo
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron 483rd Bomb Group 815th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Impatient Virgin
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hard Time : A-Good-Bett : Blues in the Reich
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 March 1944
- Date: 8 March 1944
- Date: 3 March 1944
- Date: 2 March 1944
- Date: 29 February 1944
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York, NY | 24 April 1922 | Son of Henry W Sr and Helen Held. |
Enlisted |
New York, NY | 8 September 1942 | New York City, New York |
Other 95th BG Combat Tour |
Horham Airfield, UK | 13 December 1943 - 26 March 1944 | Completed a 25 combat mission tour |
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
14 January 2002 | ||
Elmont, NY | |||
Flushing, NY |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php