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Sgt Henry David Nanninga

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Sgt Henry David Nanninga

Birth
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Death
8 Dec 1941 (aged 18–19)
Ewa, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Burial
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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Wake Island Defenders Group, G68
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His parents were Heinke Harm Nanninga (1893-1971) and Gertrude Hayung Lessen (1894-1979).
USMC WW2
Sgt. Henry D. Nanninga December 8, 1941, killed in action Oahu, Hawaiian Is, (mc)
Unit Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 232, MAG21, 2nd Marine Air Wing, FMF,
Hometown: Pekin, Ill
service# 279617
Awards:
Details of career here:
Killed in Action Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
Stationed Ewa airfield, Hawaii 1942. When the Japanese attacked Pear Harbor on7 December 1941, most of the Red Devil's aircraft were destroyed while still on the ground.
His parents were Heinke Harm Nanninga (1893-1971) and Gertrude Hayung Lessen (1894-1979).
USMC WW2
Sgt. Henry D. Nanninga December 8, 1941, killed in action Oahu, Hawaiian Is, (mc)
Unit Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 232, MAG21, 2nd Marine Air Wing, FMF,
Hometown: Pekin, Ill
service# 279617
Awards:
Details of career here:
Killed in Action Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
Stationed Ewa airfield, Hawaii 1942. When the Japanese attacked Pear Harbor on7 December 1941, most of the Red Devil's aircraft were destroyed while still on the ground.

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USMC, SGT

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Thanks very much to FAG Members, Loren Bender and Major Jim Geiser, for providing information added to this memorial.

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