Twenty-five year old Second Lieutenant Henry Lawrence Vinum was killed in action during World War II on April 10, 1945 in Germany.
Henry was the son of Helgor Laurentius Vinum and Teresa Desderea Anderson Vinum. His remains were brought back to the Ocean View Cemetery in 1949.
He was a B-17 pilot. The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial and military targets.
California Birth Index, 1905-1995
Name: Henry L Vinum
Birth Date: 26 Jun 1919
Gender: Male
Mother's Maiden Name: Anderson
Birth County: Humboldt
O-929877- Henry L Vinum -2L- Calif. Death 10/ 4/ 1945. 44-6593
B-17G
44-6593
n/a
305BG
365BS
13876
10/4/45 Pilot: Leon Keene, Henry Vinum, Leo Cassuto, Ben Friedman, Alton Dodd, Leroy Elfert, Tom Wilding (7KIA); Lloyd Mueller (POW); mid air coll, crashed Wilsnack, Germany. MACR 13876.
Source: B-17 Master Log - Dave Osbourne
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Henry L Vinum
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service Number: 929877
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name: Henry L Vinum
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1942
Street Address: 209
Residence Place: Eureka, California
Occupation: Salesman
Spouse: Charlotte C Vinum (Charlotte Camille Johanson Vinum)
Publication Title: Eureka, California, City Directory, 194
Twenty-five year old Second Lieutenant Henry Lawrence Vinum was killed in action during World War II on April 10, 1945 in Germany.
Henry was the son of Helgor Laurentius Vinum and Teresa Desderea Anderson Vinum. His remains were brought back to the Ocean View Cemetery in 1949.
He was a B-17 pilot. The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial and military targets.
California Birth Index, 1905-1995
Name: Henry L Vinum
Birth Date: 26 Jun 1919
Gender: Male
Mother's Maiden Name: Anderson
Birth County: Humboldt
O-929877- Henry L Vinum -2L- Calif. Death 10/ 4/ 1945. 44-6593
B-17G
44-6593
n/a
305BG
365BS
13876
10/4/45 Pilot: Leon Keene, Henry Vinum, Leo Cassuto, Ben Friedman, Alton Dodd, Leroy Elfert, Tom Wilding (7KIA); Lloyd Mueller (POW); mid air coll, crashed Wilsnack, Germany. MACR 13876.
Source: B-17 Master Log - Dave Osbourne
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Henry L Vinum
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service Number: 929877
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name: Henry L Vinum
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1942
Street Address: 209
Residence Place: Eureka, California
Occupation: Salesman
Spouse: Charlotte C Vinum (Charlotte Camille Johanson Vinum)
Publication Title: Eureka, California, City Directory, 194
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