James Carlisle Hensley Jr
MilitaryJULIUS E. BASS CREW - 358th BS
(photo: 05 Feb 1944)
(Back L-R) 2Lt Matthew S. Zientar (B-POW), 2Lt Myron M. Goldman (CP-KIA),
1Lt Julius E. Bass (P-POW), 2Lt Milton B. Abernathy (N-POW)
(Front L-R) Sgt John P. Grsetic (RWG-POW), Sgt Michael J. Canale (LWG-POW),
S/Sgt James C. Hensley, Jr. (R-Evd-POW), Sgt Cyril J. Dockendorf (TG-POW),
S/Sgt Alfonso Quevedo (E-POW), Sgt Harold J. Brown (BT-POW)
National Archives
Shot down by flak on a mission to Dyon, FR on 6 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-97498 'Padded Cell'. Crew baled out and a/c crashed near Bricey. Prisoner of War (POW). Escaped with British sergeant, liberated by British Army in 1945.
POW
Damaged by fighters on a mission to Ascherleben, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31399, made a forced landing near Wijk bij Duurstede, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 6 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Baird, TX, USA | 5 December 1920 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 6 February 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Revisions
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #212 on 6 Feb 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2384, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / MACR 2645, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces