Daniel C Henry
MilitaryNovember 1943 - May 1944 Flew 29 missions, Flew on 'Snozzle' and 'Who Dat' where he got the Silver Star. Damaged by flak on a mission to Chateaudun airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-37754 'Who Dat - Ding Bat' returned to base and crashed off the coast after the surviving crew baled out. RTD.
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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: Who Dat - The Dingbat!
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 25 February 1918 | |
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Died |
8 November 2002 | ||
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Buried |
VA Cemetery, Calverton LI |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Assoiciation, March 1999, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia