Henry served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24D #41-11806, 345th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Grafton County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 24, 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of paper and pulp and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #41-11806 took off from Benina Base in Libya on a bombing mission to Calabria Airdrome, Italy. After successfully dropping their bombs they collided, for an unknown reason, with B-24D 41-23785 while returning from the mission. Both planes crashed into the Mediterranean sea.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" in this collision during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11038927
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-11806:
Berry, Rex ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, AR
Brice, Winston R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CA
Cox, Don F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NC
Donaghy, Henry J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NH
Ivie, William A ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, CO
Loe, Martin W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OR
Stone, William C ~ Capt, Pilot, MI
Thornburg, Paul D ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IL
Verhagen, Donald R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IN
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For airmen who perished on B-24D #41-23785 see:
Phillips, Keith K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
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Bio & Crew Reports by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Grafton County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 24, 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of paper and pulp and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #41-11806 took off from Benina Base in Libya on a bombing mission to Calabria Airdrome, Italy. After successfully dropping their bombs they collided, for an unknown reason, with B-24D 41-23785 while returning from the mission. Both planes crashed into the Mediterranean sea.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" in this collision during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11038927
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-11806:
Berry, Rex ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, AR
Brice, Winston R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CA
Cox, Don F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NC
Donaghy, Henry J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NH
Ivie, William A ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, CO
Loe, Martin W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OR
Stone, William C ~ Capt, Pilot, MI
Thornburg, Paul D ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IL
Verhagen, Donald R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
For airmen who perished on B-24D #41-23785 see:
Phillips, Keith K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Reports by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Henry served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24D #41-11806, 345th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Grafton County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 24, 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of paper and pulp and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #41-11806 took off from Benina Base in Libya on a bombing mission to Calabria Airdrome, Italy. After successfully dropping their bombs they collided, for an unknown reason, with B-24D 41-23785 while returning from the mission. Both planes crashed into the Mediterranean sea.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" in this collision during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11038927
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-11806:
Berry, Rex ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, AR
Brice, Winston R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CA
Cox, Don F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NC
Donaghy, Henry J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NH
Ivie, William A ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, CO
Loe, Martin W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OR
Stone, William C ~ Capt, Pilot, MI
Thornburg, Paul D ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IL
Verhagen, Donald R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
For airmen who perished on B-24D #41-23785 see:
Phillips, Keith K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Reports by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Grafton County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 24, 1942 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of paper and pulp and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #41-11806 took off from Benina Base in Libya on a bombing mission to Calabria Airdrome, Italy. After successfully dropping their bombs they collided, for an unknown reason, with B-24D 41-23785 while returning from the mission. Both planes crashed into the Mediterranean sea.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" in this collision during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11038927
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-11806:
Berry, Rex ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, AR
Brice, Winston R ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CA
Cox, Don F ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NC
Donaghy, Henry J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NH
Ivie, William A ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, CO
Loe, Martin W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OR
Stone, William C ~ Capt, Pilot, MI
Thornburg, Paul D ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IL
Verhagen, Donald R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
For airmen who perished on B-24D #41-23785 see:
Phillips, Keith K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Reports by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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