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Henry Harris Northrop
![The Henry H. Northrop crew in Topeka, Kansas, just before leaving for England. They left Topeka on the morning of 27 April 1944 and, vie Goose Bay, Labrador, Iceland and Ireland, they arrived in England on 3 May,
Back row, from left to right :
Charles D. Clifford, Tail Gunner;
Joseph Risko, Waist Gunner;
Alexander Cardenas, Nose Turret Gunner;
Harold J. Flaugher, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner;
Lawrence E. Dean, Radio Operator;
Jack J. Gonzales, Ball Turret Gunner.
Front row, from left to right :
Frank C. Deimel, Navigator;
Henry H. Northrop, Pilot;
Dee Jack Butler, Co-Pilot;
Thomas F. Jeffers, Bombardier.
[ Photo : via Marilyn Jeffers Walton ]
[ Note : Waist Gunner Sgt Joseph Risko was suffering from frostbite endured during the 14 June mission, and was replaced on 18 June by 1st Lt William J. Brodek who assigned himself as a Waist Gunner that day. ]](https://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/media/media-17336.png?itok=jy2YcdWF)
The Henry H. Northrop crew in Topeka, Kansas, just before leaving for England. They left Topeka on the morning of 27 April 1944 and, vie Goose Bay, Labrador, Iceland and Ireland, they arrived in England on 3 May, Back row, from left to right : Charles D. Clifford, Tail Gunner; Joseph Risko, Waist Gunner; Alexander Cardenas, Nose Turret Gunner; Harold J. Flaugher, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner; Lawrence E. Dean, Radio Operator; Jack J. Gonzales, Ball Turret Gunner. Front row, from left to right : Frank C. Deimel, Navigator; Henry H. Northrop, Pilot; Dee Jack Butler, Co-Pilot; Thomas F. Jeffers, Bombardier. [ Photo : via Marilyn Jeffers Walton ] [ Note : Waist Gunner Sgt Joseph Risko was suffering from frostbite endured during the 14 June mission, and was replaced on 18 June by 1st Lt William J. Brodek who assigned himself as a Waist Gunner that day. ]
Henry H. Northrop's POW card - Stalag Luft 3 (courtesy of his daughter Marielaina Haag, via Marilyn Jeffers Walton)
Article about the five Northrop brothers in the service during WW II (courtesy of 458th BG Pilot Henry H. Northrop's daughter Marielaina Haag, via Marilyn Jeffers Walton)
Crashed in Blick, Germany, near the village Süderbrarup in Schleswig-Holstein on 6/18/44 in B-24 “Rhapsody in Junk.” POW at Stalag Luft III and Stalag VII-A.
Henry Northrop's father was a minister in Long Island, and Henry grew up with his four brothers, singing with them in the local boys choir. Before joining the service in 1942, Henry worked at W. T. Grant Company in New York and at Rippey's Diner in Batavia, New York. He earned his pilot's wings after training in Mississippi and Arkansas from February 1943 to October of that same year. His four brothers all served in the military in Europe during WWII. Henry also served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
Military | First Lieutenant | Right Waist Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
On 18 June 1944, William Brodek flew as a substitute for Joseph Risko, who had frostbite, on B-24 “Rhapsody in Junk” #4128733. The aircraft crashed in Blick, Germany, near the village of Süderbrarup in Schleswig-Holstein. Brodek was taken as a Prisoner...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 458th Bomb Group
Dee Butler was Co-Pilot of B-24 'Rhapsody In Junk' #41-28733, shot down by flak on the 18 June 1944 mission to the Fassberg airfield, Germany. Crashed in Blick, Germany, near the village Süderbrarup in Schleswig-Holstein. Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag...
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Alexander Cardenas served as a waist gunner with the 754th Bomb Squadron of the 458th Bomb Group.
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Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed in Blick, Germany, near the village Süderbrarup in Schleswig-Holstein on 6/18/44 in B-24 “Rhapsody In Junk” #4128733. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft IV.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed in Blick, Germany, near the village Süderbrarup in Schleswig-Holstein on 6/18/44 in B-24 “Rhapsody In Junk” # 4128733. Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 458th Bomb Group
Deimel had studied to become a priest. He crashed in Blick, Germany, near the village Süderbrarup in Schleswig-Holstein in B-24 “Rhapsody In Junk” #41-28733 when it was shot down by flak on the 18 June 1944 mission to the Fassberg airfield, Germany....
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Crashed in Blick, Germany, near the village Süderbrarup in Schleswig-Holstein on 6/18/44 in B-24 “Rhapsody in Junk” #4128733. Prisoner of War (POW), Stalag Luft IV.
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Bombardier | 458th Bomb Group
2nd Lt. Thomas F. Jeffers, bombardier, was shot down on 18 June 1944 on his 3rd mission. B-24 was named 'Rhapsody in Junk'. Was Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft III for 7 months and was a POW at Stalag VIIA for 3 more months. He was liberated from...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 458th Bomb Group
Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Waist gunner on B-24 41-28733
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Group
The 458th Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air Force in February 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith in England, the combat crews participated in the decisive Campaigns 'Big Week', 'Big B', D-Day and the assault on Germany's oil industry waged...
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Fassberg airfield, Germany shot down by flak on the 18-Jun-44. 9 x POW 1 x KIA. MACR 5908.
18 June 1944
Military site : airfield
Horsham St Faith was an RAF Bomber Command Station opened in June 1940. It was home to Bristol Blenheim medium-bombers, and was for a time occupied by fighters, including those of No. 19 Squadron and No. 264 Squadron. From September 1942 the airfield...
Other location
Other location
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Batavia, New York, USA | 28 March 1917 |
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the son of Edward Arthur and Ann Carol Seal Northrop |
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| Enlisted | Rochester, New York, United States | 24 September 1942 |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | Żagań, Poland | 18 June 1944 |
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Captured in Keppeln, near Schleswig, Germany, 18 June 1944 at 10:00am. NARA WWII POW database : “Stalag Luft 3 Sagan – Returned to Military control 8 June 1945” |
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| Died | Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, United States | 6 April 1998 |
| Buried | Redwood Memorial Cemetery, West Jordan, Utah, United States | |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 11 October 2016 13:42:39 | Lucy May | Changes to biography and place associations |
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Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources: Additional information sent through to the American Air Museum by Thomas F Jeffers' daughter, Marilyn. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 August 2015 15:58:41 | ED-BB | Changes to media associations |
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added crew photo |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 August 2015 15:56:10 | ED-BB | Changes to media associations |
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added photo connection |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 August 2015 15:54:35 | ED-BB | Changes to middlename, nickname, service number, biography, events, person associations, place associations, mission associations and media associations |
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NARA WWII Enlistment records |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:12:41 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 5908 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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