Henry Herman Gladys
Military
452nd BG
B-17G-15-BO #42-31373 "Flakstop"
Standing Left to Right: Lloyd J. Freeman (BTG), Francis Shaffer (R/O), Fred Richmond (WG), George L. James (TG), Paul A. Chaffe (WG), Donald A. Porter (FE/TTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Charles F. Wagner (P), Alan R. Willis (CP), Henry H. Gladys (B), Clyde J. Martin (N) 466th Bomb Group collection
Chris Brassfield
Object Number - UPL 21971 - Charles F. Wagner Crew 452nd BG B-17G-15-BO #42-31373 "Flakstop" Standing Left to Right: Lloyd J. Freeman (BTG), Francis Shaffer (R/O), Fred...
Shot down by fighters on the return from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin and crashed near Staphorst, Holland on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31373 'Flak Stop'. Evaded.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-684435
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flakstop
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA | 24 September 1917 | |
|
Enlisted |
Erie, PA, USA | 7 April 1942 | |
|
Other Shot Down |
7951 Staphorst, Netherlands | 6 March 1944 | "When I jumped chaos and Hell changed to Heavenly peace. I thought I had died and gone to Heaven until I saw the treetops, then I realized I still hadn't pulled my ripcord! |
|
Died |
21 October 1989 | ||
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Other Evaded |
Netherlands | 6 March 1944 | |
| Crawford County, PA, USA |
Revisions
Added Died event per "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014" at Ancestry.com.
Added birth info to the Born event and his middle per "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947" at Ancestry.com.
"Target Berlin" - Jeffery Ethell & Alfred Price - pg 113
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=691939
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2916 / MACR 2916, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database