Henry Lawrence Vinum

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-38543.jpeg UPL 38543 Henry L Vinum. 1944. Morton Air Academy, Gary Field, California. Aviation training. Class 44-F

Gosport 44-F class book.

Object Number - UPL 38543 - Henry L Vinum. 1944. Morton Air Academy, Gary Field, California. Aviation training. Class 44-F

Assigned 365BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. 22 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 43-38803; mid air collision with B-17 43-38803, crashed Wilsnack, Germany 10-Apr-45 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13876.



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19163446 / O-780619
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Elk River, CA 26 June 1919 Son of Helgor Laurentius and Teresa Desderea [Anderson] Vinum.

Died

Wilsnack, Germany 10 April 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 43-38803; mid air collision with B-17 43-38803, crashed Wilsnack, Germany 10-Apr-45 KIA MACR 13876.

Buried

Wilsnack, Germany 11 April 1945 Wilsnack cemetery, Germany

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Thurleigh 10 April 1945 Assigned 365BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Leige, Belgium

Buried

Ocean View Cemetery, Eureka, Humboldt County, CA Re-Interred Ocean View Cemetery Eureka, Humboldt County, California

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Th Gosport 44-F class book. Morton Air Academy, Gary Field, California.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13876 / MACR 13876/daughter / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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