Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 7, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Henry served as a Technical Sergeant & Bombardier on B-25D #41-29708, 71st Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cass County, Minnesota prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 31, 1941 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
B-25D #41-29708 took off, with a crew of 7 and other B-25's, from 17 Mile Drome, Central Province, Papua New Guinea on a shipping strike off Buna, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.
They are believed to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire causing them to ditch in the sea during the war. The entire crew was lost.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 17036936
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-25D #41-29708:
Bogart, Henry C ~ T/Sgt, Bombardier, MN
Brinkman, Elmer P ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Conner, James W ~ Sgt, Engineer, GA
Flannagan, James F, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, AR
Goodchild, William S ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Logsdon, Thomas M ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TN
Reabold, Louis E ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
INDUCTED FROM: Minnesota
RANK: Technical Sergeant
COMBAT ORGANIZATION: 71st Bomber Squadron 38th Bomber Group
MONUMENT: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
LAST KNOWN STATUS: Missing
U.S. AWARDS: Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Henry served as a Technical Sergeant & Bombardier on B-25D #41-29708, 71st Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cass County, Minnesota prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 31, 1941 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
B-25D #41-29708 took off, with a crew of 7 and other B-25's, from 17 Mile Drome, Central Province, Papua New Guinea on a shipping strike off Buna, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.
They are believed to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire causing them to ditch in the sea during the war. The entire crew was lost.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 17036936
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-25D #41-29708:
Bogart, Henry C ~ T/Sgt, Bombardier, MN
Brinkman, Elmer P ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Conner, James W ~ Sgt, Engineer, GA
Flannagan, James F, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, AR
Goodchild, William S ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Logsdon, Thomas M ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TN
Reabold, Louis E ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
INDUCTED FROM: Minnesota
RANK: Technical Sergeant
COMBAT ORGANIZATION: 71st Bomber Squadron 38th Bomber Group
MONUMENT: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
LAST KNOWN STATUS: Missing
U.S. AWARDS: Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 7, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Henry served as a Technical Sergeant & Bombardier on B-25D #41-29708, 71st Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cass County, Minnesota prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 31, 1941 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
B-25D #41-29708 took off, with a crew of 7 and other B-25's, from 17 Mile Drome, Central Province, Papua New Guinea on a shipping strike off Buna, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.
They are believed to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire causing them to ditch in the sea during the war. The entire crew was lost.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 17036936
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-25D #41-29708:
Bogart, Henry C ~ T/Sgt, Bombardier, MN
Brinkman, Elmer P ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Conner, James W ~ Sgt, Engineer, GA
Flannagan, James F, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, AR
Goodchild, William S ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Logsdon, Thomas M ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TN
Reabold, Louis E ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
INDUCTED FROM: Minnesota
RANK: Technical Sergeant
COMBAT ORGANIZATION: 71st Bomber Squadron 38th Bomber Group
MONUMENT: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
LAST KNOWN STATUS: Missing
U.S. AWARDS: Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Henry served as a Technical Sergeant & Bombardier on B-25D #41-29708, 71st Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cass County, Minnesota prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 31, 1941 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
B-25D #41-29708 took off, with a crew of 7 and other B-25's, from 17 Mile Drome, Central Province, Papua New Guinea on a shipping strike off Buna, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.
They are believed to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire causing them to ditch in the sea during the war. The entire crew was lost.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 17036936
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-25D #41-29708:
Bogart, Henry C ~ T/Sgt, Bombardier, MN
Brinkman, Elmer P ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
Conner, James W ~ Sgt, Engineer, GA
Flannagan, James F, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, AR
Goodchild, William S ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Logsdon, Thomas M ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TN
Reabold, Louis E ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MS
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
INDUCTED FROM: Minnesota
RANK: Technical Sergeant
COMBAT ORGANIZATION: 71st Bomber Squadron 38th Bomber Group
MONUMENT: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
LAST KNOWN STATUS: Missing
U.S. AWARDS: Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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