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SSgt James William “Rebel” Hendon Jr.

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SSgt James William “Rebel” Hendon Jr. Veteran

Birth
Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Death
1 Mar 1945 (aged 19)
Belgium
Burial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
D Row: 1 Grave: 9
Memorial ID
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Son of James William Hendon and Willie Claire Fincher. He enlisted in the Army Air Corp 27 Jan 1944. He was a member of the Class of 1946 at The Citadel.

SSGT, 550 AAF BOMB SQ, 385 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II

He was a member of the Rusecky crew. B-17G # 43-38273.

Crewmembers memorials that I have found on Findagrave...
1Lt. Alexander Rusecky, Pilot.
2Lt. George C. Burger, Co-pilot.
2Lt. Robert E. Keenan, Navigator.
SSgt. Harry Edwin Clabaugh, CTG.
TSgt. Charles Leroy Abney, Jr., TTG.
Vincent L. Verderame, Radio Operator.
SSgt. James W "Rebel" Hendon, RTG.
SSgt. Thomas K. Welch, Tail Gunner.
Stanley J. Lejkowski, WG.

For more info on Rebel's military service, please see:
https://hendonfamilychronicles.com/pagethree.html
Son of James William Hendon and Willie Claire Fincher. He enlisted in the Army Air Corp 27 Jan 1944. He was a member of the Class of 1946 at The Citadel.

SSGT, 550 AAF BOMB SQ, 385 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II

He was a member of the Rusecky crew. B-17G # 43-38273.

Crewmembers memorials that I have found on Findagrave...
1Lt. Alexander Rusecky, Pilot.
2Lt. George C. Burger, Co-pilot.
2Lt. Robert E. Keenan, Navigator.
SSgt. Harry Edwin Clabaugh, CTG.
TSgt. Charles Leroy Abney, Jr., TTG.
Vincent L. Verderame, Radio Operator.
SSgt. James W "Rebel" Hendon, RTG.
SSgt. Thomas K. Welch, Tail Gunner.
Stanley J. Lejkowski, WG.

For more info on Rebel's military service, please see:
https://hendonfamilychronicles.com/pagethree.html

Gravesite Details

From Canton, Georgia.



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  • Maintained by: E W Hendon
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56358700/james_william-hendon: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt James William “Rebel” Hendon Jr. (10 Dec 1925–1 Mar 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56358700, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by E W Hendon (contributor 46851658).