Richard George Hensley
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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.
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19122414
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35488672
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33325292
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- 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
- 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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Black Swan
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Brittany, France | 31 December 1943 | |
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Buried |
Plot G Row 14 Grave 1 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Correspondence with Richard G Hensley's grand-daughter.
ABMC record: https://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WW…
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