Clarence L Hendrix

Military

Died in the crash on take-off of B-24 42-51865.

Connections

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15301231 and O-712752
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33733107
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33596911
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Nose Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12220410
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31012958
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

The crumpled tail of a crashed B-24 Liberator of the 453rd Bomb Group. Image via Kenneth W Clendenin. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'H_ of 453rd BG, 735 BS? JSH 42-51865 1 Jan 45 Olf Buckenham. Lt AC Judd.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group

Missions

  • Date: 1 January 1945

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oklahoma, United States 23 August 1924 Clarence Leat HENDRIX, the son of Clarence Leat Sr and Edith Nellie (Drake) Hendrix

Enlisted

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States 3 June 1943

Died

Old Buckenham, Norfolk, United Kingdom 1 January 1945

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
Page 143 of "The Liberator Men of Old Buc" (on-line at http://www.453rd.com/books/Liberator_Men_Of_Old_Buc.pdf
Family and burial data from http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hendrix&GSbyrel=a…;

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc