Boyd Jack Henshaw

Military

Attacked by fighters on a mission to Augsburg, GR on 16 Mar 1944, B-17 42-38160 'Little Chub' headed towards Switzerland and the pilot ditched in Lake Zug after the rest of the crew baled out. Interned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A damaged B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-38160) of the 385th Bomb Group on display in Switzerland after recovery.

42-38160

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat | Little Chub
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Skagit County, Washington 3 July 1919 BornSkagit County, Washington

Enlisted

Seattle, Washington 20 March 1942 EnlistedSeattle, Washington

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 16 March 1944 - 16 June 1944 INTSwitzerland

Died

17 September 1994

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/84987760/boyd-j-henshaw-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.rawbw.com/~hinshaw/cgi-bin/id?4044

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/265500346/boyd-jack-henshaw

 

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Sources

https://www.385thbga.com/wp-content/uploads/Sep-2019_OCR_Optimize.pdf

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3246 / MACR 3246, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database