Henry Walthour Compton

Military
media-41694.jpeg UPL 41694 "Major McCrea and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th air force base in England, 26 November 1944. [was 29 December 1944]."

Rear L-R: Marv Christensen, Henry Compton, Paul King, Don McCree, Del Ligon, Bob Howard.
Front L-R: Carlton Giese, Unk, Mart Wiegler, Unk.

https://www.fold3.com/image/32166215

Object Number - UPL 41694 - "Major McCrea and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th air force base in England, 26...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Member of Julian Redman crew. Flew 35 missions. ETD





Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Julian A Roadman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Factory fresh B-17s

42-106992

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Baby Lu, Grin N Bear It
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

43-37628

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heavenly Body
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

44-6506

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Satisfaction Guaranteed
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

17 November 1923 Son of Henry J and Sara Compton.

Enlisted

9 December 1942 Atlanta, Georgia

Enlisted

4 March 1953 Re-enlisted.

Other

Discharged USAF

3 June 1972 Honourable discharge.

Died

4 July 1973

Buried

7 July 1973 Bonaventure Cemetery Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Other

Discharged USAAF

Honourable discharge.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/167059901
https://www.fold3.com/record/29791550-henry-compton
https://www.fold3.com/record/84084586-henry-w-compton
https://www.fold3.com/record/618670163-henry-compton-1923
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1791
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122242613/henry-walthour-compton

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https://www.fold3.com/image/167059901
https://www.fold3.com/record/29791550-henry-compton
https://www.fold3.com/record/84084586-henry-w-compton
https://www.fold3.com/record/618670163-henry-compton-1923
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122242613/henry-walthour-compton

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter, Clayton C. Tobins, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1791

Henry Walthour Compton: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 41694 - "Major McCrea and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron...

Object number: UPL 50697 - J. A. Roadman Crew " Baby Lu " aka " Grin'n Bare...