William W Henson

Military

Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 42-38026 'My Day. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38026

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sad Sack, My Day
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XI-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 357, Stalag XI-D

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 19 May 1944

Born

Canton, North Carolina, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 4815;
- http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1267

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 4815 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database