Henry C Embrey
Military
Rear L-R: Henry Embrey, Bryant Sharp, Roy Malone, Robert Michell
Front L-R: Donald Zellar, William Gavin, Arthur Peters, Richard Duerr, Harry Millar.
Object Number - UPL 51092 - "Lt. Embrey and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 8 October...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 missions completed on 3-Feb-45. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12238550
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12014303
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34466817 / O-2000306
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18215425
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight engineer / Top turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2061130
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: La Rhonda. Sweet La Rhonda
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
18 October 1916 | ||
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Died |
24 January 1974 | ||
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Buried |
Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery Grants Pass, Josephine County, OR | 27 January 1974 | Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 missions completed on 3-Feb-45. ETD |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster