Richard George Hensley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-51047.jpeg UPL 51047 Duke of Paducah (42-37736) Mendelsohn's Crew, 324th BS, 91st BG
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
S/S/Sgt. Larry Hull, Ball Turret Gunner; S/Sgt. Donald Frans, Tail Gunner; 2nd Lt. Stuart Mendelsohn, Pilot. 2nd Lt. Verne Woods, Co-pilot. S/Sgt. Stanley Sadlow, Left Waist Gunner; S/Sgt. James Quinn, Radio Operator
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
2ndS/Sgt. Roke Lieberman, Right Waist Gunner; 2nd Lt. Harold Fox, Bombardier; 2nd Lt. William Borellis, Navigator; S/Sgt. Richard Hensley, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
* And the 11th member - Eager Beaver (The Dog)
This crew was shot down in "The Black Swan" serial number 42-29895 December 31, 1943.

http://www.91stbombgroup.com/crewphotos/dukeofpaducah.html

Object Number - UPL 51047 - Duke of Paducah (42-37736) Mendelsohn's Crew, 324th BS, 91st BG BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT: S/S/Sgt. Larry Hull, Ball Turret Gunner; S/Sgt. Donald...

Richard Hensley served as a Top Turret Gunner with the 91st Bomb Group. He was shot down on 31 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29895 'Black Swan' and was Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Porter Dudley Clemens

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19122414
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Rollin E Gater

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35488672
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Abraham Roke Lieberman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33325292
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Stuart Bernard Mendelsohn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15110512 / O-672379
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

James Nicholas Quinn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12090499
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Aircraft

42-29895

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Black Swan
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Brittany, France 31 December 1943

Buried

Plot G Row 14 Grave 1

Revisions

Date6 Nov 2020 23:41:11
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date5 Nov 2015 17:03:44
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to middlename, service number, biography, awards, events, person associations, place associations and mission associations
Sources

Correspondence with Richard G Hensley's grand-daughter.

ABMC record: https://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WW…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:22:35
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1975 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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