Chester W Henning
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in an accident involving a jeep he was riding in on Rougham Hill, Bury St. Edmunds on Christmas Eve, 1942. Died in hospital. The 322nd flew B-26s and were transferred to the 9th AF in Oct 1943.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A crew of a B-26 Marauder of the 322nd Bomb Group in the cockpit of the aircraft. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication [illegible] Nov 1943.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crew of PN:N 131441. MIA 13/8/44.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379979.jpg.webp?itok=h92P11Pb)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Pemiscot County, MO, USA | 21 January 1942 | |
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Died |
24 December 1942 | ||
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Born |
Pemiscot County, Missouri | ||
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Buried |
Plot F Row 2 Grave 61 |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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Sources
ABMC record: https://www.abmc.gov/node/540523#.VvvynU32aM8
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=4&tf=F&q=hen…
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p, 495