Joseph Henry Henderson Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 840BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Budapest in B-17 42-3109 'Mizpah' 14-Jul-44; A/C nose blown off. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6901
Awards: PH.
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![Seen through a 433rd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress' strike camera, a 816th Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5786) nicknamed "Whizzer II" goes down over Nis in Yugoslavia on the 15th of April 1944 in a gout of flame after taking a direct flak hit. There were no survivors. Official caption on image: "(483BG:4M3:2VI) (4:15:1208) (24:21300) ([south-west arrow] 140 [degrees]) (Nis M/Y Yugo) (Ship 111 816 Sq)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15/4/44. 483BG, 15AF. Nis, Yugoslavia. 42-5786](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-457805.jpg.webp?itok=YT0rrjph)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mizpah
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ennis, TX | 2 October 1920 | Son of Joseph Henry Sr and Lillian [Batchelor] Henderson. |
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Died |
Solt, Hungary | 14 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Budapest in B-17 42-3109 'Mizpah' 14-Jul-44; A/C nose blown off. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6901 |
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Buried |
Faulkenberry Cemetery Groesbeck, Limestone County, TX | Faulkenberry Cemetery Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas | |
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Based |
14 July 1944 | Assigned to 840BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. |