Norman Paul Henderson
Military
Newspaper clipping
Object Number - UPL 56866 - 1st Lt Norman P. Henderson
Henderson was a heavy bomber pilot with the 3rd Air Division, 8th AF, he arrived in the UK on 20-Feb-45, and was wounded in action in Mar-45. He was later hospitalised near Bury St Edmunds for two months with Desert Fever.
Henderson transferred to a troop carrier unit following his release from hospital. Passenger aboard C-47, bound for Munich, crashed Schlatt, Germany 4-Nov-45. Died Non Battle (DNB)
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME .
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 3rd Air Division
- Service Numbers: 19176619
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 16052697
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15383040
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 3rd Air Division
- Service Numbers: 35761629
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 3rd Air Division
- Service Numbers: 17127786
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Baker County, OR | 25 February 1921 | Son of Norman P. Henderson. |
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Died |
Schlatt, Germany | 4 November 1945 | Passenger aboard C-47, bound for Munich, crashed Schlatt, Germany 4-Nov-45. Died Non Battle (DNB) |
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Buried |
Fort Scott National Cemetery Fort Scott, Bourbon County, KS | 12 April 1950 | Fort Scott National Cemetery Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas |
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Other Wounded in Action |
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| San Bernadino, California |
