Henry served as a Sergeant and Tail Gunner on B-24H "Little Iodine" (#41-29533), 846th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group, 95th CBW, Eighth Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Minnesota prior to the war.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" when the B-24H he was on crashed in the North Sea. His plane was returning from a mission over Aschersleben, Germany. He was awarded a Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 37560065
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Ostmark Lutheran Church Cemetery, Watkins, Minnesota. " Click Here " for that record.
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#41-29533):
Adams, Robert E., Sgt, Nose Gunner, D.C.
Eastburn, Linford W., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Delaware
Forslin, Henry E., Sgt, Tail Gunner, Minnesota
Hughes, John P., S/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Klecker, Robert H., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Wisconsin
Suskey, Edward N., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania
Weinstein, Charles, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Whitty, Gerald R., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Wisconsin
Woollen, Bryan W., Jr., 2nd Lt, Pilot, North Carolina
(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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He resided in Minnesota prior to the war.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" when the B-24H he was on crashed in the North Sea. His plane was returning from a mission over Aschersleben, Germany. He was awarded a Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 37560065
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Ostmark Lutheran Church Cemetery, Watkins, Minnesota. " Click Here " for that record.
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#41-29533):
Adams, Robert E., Sgt, Nose Gunner, D.C.
Eastburn, Linford W., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Delaware
Forslin, Henry E., Sgt, Tail Gunner, Minnesota
Hughes, John P., S/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Klecker, Robert H., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Wisconsin
Suskey, Edward N., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania
Weinstein, Charles, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Whitty, Gerald R., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Wisconsin
Woollen, Bryan W., Jr., 2nd Lt, Pilot, North Carolina
(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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Henry served as a Sergeant and Tail Gunner on B-24H "Little Iodine" (#41-29533), 846th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group, 95th CBW, Eighth Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Minnesota prior to the war.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" when the B-24H he was on crashed in the North Sea. His plane was returning from a mission over Aschersleben, Germany. He was awarded a Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 37560065
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Ostmark Lutheran Church Cemetery, Watkins, Minnesota. " Click Here " for that record.
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#41-29533):
Adams, Robert E., Sgt, Nose Gunner, D.C.
Eastburn, Linford W., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Delaware
Forslin, Henry E., Sgt, Tail Gunner, Minnesota
Hughes, John P., S/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Klecker, Robert H., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Wisconsin
Suskey, Edward N., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania
Weinstein, Charles, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Whitty, Gerald R., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Wisconsin
Woollen, Bryan W., Jr., 2nd Lt, Pilot, North Carolina
(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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He resided in Minnesota prior to the war.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" when the B-24H he was on crashed in the North Sea. His plane was returning from a mission over Aschersleben, Germany. He was awarded a Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 37560065
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Ostmark Lutheran Church Cemetery, Watkins, Minnesota. " Click Here " for that record.
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Airmen who perished on B-24H (#41-29533):
Adams, Robert E., Sgt, Nose Gunner, D.C.
Eastburn, Linford W., Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Delaware
Forslin, Henry E., Sgt, Tail Gunner, Minnesota
Hughes, John P., S/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Klecker, Robert H., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Wisconsin
Suskey, Edward N., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania
Weinstein, Charles, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, New York
Whitty, Gerald R., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Wisconsin
Woollen, Bryan W., Jr., 2nd Lt, Pilot, North Carolina
(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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