Henry W Terry

Military

media-51250.jpeg UPL 51250 Colonel Henry W. Terry, 91BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 51250 - Colonel Henry W. Terry, 91BG

He was 367th BS pilot [flying only 5 missions from 09 Oct to 20 Nov 1942]; 369th BS CO from 07 Dec 1942 to 22 June 1943; Deputy GP CO 22 June 1943 to 08 August 1943; Transferred to 1CBW as Chief Staff from 08 August 1943 to 17 May 1944; CO 91st BG 17 May 1944 to 30 May 1945.

Awards: SS, DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

306th Bomb Group

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

367th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

369th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

91st Bomb Group

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

People

James Cooke Brown

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-790288
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Bassingbourn

Site type: Airfield

A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'

Thurleigh

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Bedford

Events

Event	Location	Date
Born	Ossening, New York	24 October 1916
Died		30 November 1990
Buried	Tucson, AZ

Revisions

Date18 Jul 2021 12:07:27

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesChanges to biography, awards, unit associations and place associations

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/628418682/henry-terry-1916-veterans-affair…

Date8 Jul 2017 15:29:06

Contributorbombercommand

ChangesChanges to events

Sources

BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945, Russell Strong

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:48

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, First Over Germany pg. 40-3, 47, 52, 71, 86, 91, 114, 131-33, 149, 291, 322 & 324, Combat Crews pg. 144, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Henry W Terry: Gallery (5 items)

Captain Henry W Terry, of the 303rd Bomb Group, practises his shooting. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘245683.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: Captain Henry W Terry, serving with the U.S. Forces in Britain, was educated at Colorado State College and, before the war, worked as a Civil Engineer in his native state. He seems to enjoy skeet-shooting, though the background must seem uneventful to anyone b

Object number: FRE 1013 -

Colonel Henry W. Terry, commanding officer of the 915th Bomb Squadron, and Lieutenant-Colonel "Manny" Klette, commanding officer of the 324th Bomb Squadron (both of the 91st Bomb Group) shake hands underneath a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Klette's Wild Hares". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col. Henry W. Terry, C.O. 915st BG, Lt. Col."Manny" Klette, CO 324th Bomb Sqdn.'

Object number: FRE 3639 -

General George Marshall, General Fred Anderson, General Bob Williams, General Arnold and Colonel Henry Terry during a visit to the 91st Bomb Group at Bassingbourn. Image stamped on reverse: 'For Personal Use Only 1943.' [stamp]

Object number: FRE 9881 -

Object number: UPL 51250 -

Object number: UPL 51251 -