Harry Luther Henry
Military
B-24 ASST Engineer & Waist Gunner
-Survived his crashing B-24
-Became a POW in German/Nazi, spent time in both;
Stalag 17b & Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
A.L. DESTRO II
Object Number - UPL 13075 - HARRY LUTHER HENRY, S/Sgt , U.S.A.A.F. B-24 ASST Engineer & Waist Gunner -Survived his crashing B-24 -Became a POW in German/Nazi, spent time...
B-24 - #42-7554 - 8th AF, 445th BG, 702nd BS - stationed in NOV 1943 at RAF Tibenham.
Crashed into the cemetery in Mirns, Friesland, the Netherlands on 22 DEC 1943, killing 7 of the 10 crew.
Story written about the crash in MAR 2015 by Mr. Jaap Halma
http://www.heritageleague.org/brian/54.pdf
11 NOV 2015 Commemoration ceremony photos:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/b-24_liberator_42-7554/albums
11 NOV 2015 YouTube video of event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVpI3Tf-GWc
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: # 14165120
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: # 34351234
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: # 13125175
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Combat Bomb Wing 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: # 35371021
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
22 December 1943 - 3 May 1945 | POW at German/Nazi prisoner camps: 1) Stalag Luft 17-B 2) Stalag Luft #4 Gross Tychow | |
|
Died |
23 March 1990 | Buried in Maryland, US | |
|
Other B-24 Aircrew Member |
B-24 Asst. Engineer/Waist Gunner |
Revisions
Anthony L. Destro II ~ My uncle ( 2nd LT Anthony L. Destro) was the Bombardier on this mission and I have been researching all available info/data on this flight & air crew members.
Birsic / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia