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TSgt Maurice Victor “Red” Henry
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TSgt Maurice Victor “Red” Henry Veteran

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
26 Nov 1943 (aged 30)
At Sea
Monument
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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Maurice was a Technical Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Forces,544th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group, Heavy.
Service # 37205337
He entered the Service from Missouri
Missing in Action.
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart

There were seven crew members of B-17 "Barrel House Bessie", #42-5051 which was ditched just off the English coast.
There were three fatalities from the plane.
The bodies of Technical Sergeant Henry and Staff Sergeant James F Bucher were not recovered.

Staff Sergeant Albert Martin Schamber's
was the only body recovered; he was initially buried at Brookwood (M-1-8) before being repatriated for burial at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis,Hennepin County.Minnesota, USA-Plot: SECTION C-25 SITE 14366.

There were four survivors all of whom returned to duty.
Major William F. Gilmore/Gilman, Pilot, was awarded the Silver Star for this mission;
Second Lieutenant Donald S. Morrison, Co-Pilot.
Second Lieutenant Earl C. Mason, Bombardier.
Technical Sergeant Nathan Streisfield, Radio Operator.
Maurice was a Technical Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Forces,544th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group, Heavy.
Service # 37205337
He entered the Service from Missouri
Missing in Action.
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart

There were seven crew members of B-17 "Barrel House Bessie", #42-5051 which was ditched just off the English coast.
There were three fatalities from the plane.
The bodies of Technical Sergeant Henry and Staff Sergeant James F Bucher were not recovered.

Staff Sergeant Albert Martin Schamber's
was the only body recovered; he was initially buried at Brookwood (M-1-8) before being repatriated for burial at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis,Hennepin County.Minnesota, USA-Plot: SECTION C-25 SITE 14366.

There were four survivors all of whom returned to duty.
Major William F. Gilmore/Gilman, Pilot, was awarded the Silver Star for this mission;
Second Lieutenant Donald S. Morrison, Co-Pilot.
Second Lieutenant Earl C. Mason, Bombardier.
Technical Sergeant Nathan Streisfield, Radio Operator.

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  • Maintained by: stevenkh1
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56290633/maurice_victor-henry: accessed ), memorial page for TSgt Maurice Victor “Red” Henry (14 Jul 1913–26 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56290633, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by stevenkh1 (contributor 47175148).