John B Henry Jr
Military
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Colonel John B. Henry, of the 339th Fighter Group, stands beside P-51 Mustang (6N-A, serial number 42-106676), known as "San Antone Rose" after Henry's home town of San Antonio, Texas. He is probably at Fowlmere air base, near Duxford, where the 339th Fighter Group were based between 5 April 1944 and 10 October 1945.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
John B Henry served as a pilot with the 339th Fighter Group. He flew P-51 'San Antone Rose'. Completed tour of duty April 11, 1945.
Legion of Merit w/4 Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC, Air Medal w/7 Oak Leaf Cluster, Croix de Guerre, Air Force Military Cross, 2nd Class (Venezuela)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: San Antone Rose
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Christine, Texas | 15 July 1916 | |
Died |
2 September 2013 | ||
Buried |
Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, TX 78218, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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Sources
Combined two entries for John B Henry. This entry now includes information from the following source:
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Silent Heroes Among Us, picture p. 131, Unit History