William Alvin Henson II
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Object Number - UPL 32252 - Lieut William Alvin Henson, II
Assigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Started out as Bombardier for Lt Gerald Sammons crew. Re-trained as Navigator. 28 combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Madgburg in B-17 43-37822 'Lead Banana' 28-Sep-44; Collided with 42-31222 'Lazy Daisy' coming off target, crashed near Ost Ingersleben. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5793
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37479451
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-764209
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-417447
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Lead Banana
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Summerville, Georgia | 8 June 1923 | Son of William Alpha Henson and Gertrude Lena-Milda [Sproessig] Henson-Mitchell. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Croft, SC | 19 January 1943 | Camp Croft, South Carolina |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | 6 May 1944 - 28 September 1944 | Assigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Ostingersleben, Germany | 28 September 1944 | |
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Buried |
Ostingersleben, Germany | 29 September 1944 | Interred Ostingersleben cemetery |
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Buried |
Eastview Cemetery Conyers, Rockdale County, GA | Re-Interred Eastview Cemetery Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia |
Revisions
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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1696
https://thearrowheadclub.com/2014/03/24/lt-william-henson-killed-in-act…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72953363/william-alvin-henson
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9753
