Henry W Dick
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 1480 - Captain Dick and Ralph Jarrendt of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Capt Dick & Ralph Jarrendt.'
WIA. 16 Sept 1943 mission to La Pallice, FR. in B-17 #42-5904 'Gremlin Gus'. On return, crashed in Devonshire after scraping a hill top. Lieutenant Dick lost a leg.
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![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 305th Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission. B-17F (KY-G, serial number 41-24592) nicknamed "Madame Betterfly" is visible in the foreground. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publciation 26 Aug 1943.' [stamp] and '280694.' [Censor no.] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379003.jpg.webp?itok=zqu-kJVB)
- Date: 24 August 1943
![Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413725.jpg.webp?itok=AMwIgGyH)
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 15 August 1943
- Date: 30 July 1943
- Date: 28 July 1943
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mineola, New York | 15 February 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 30 June 1941 | |
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Other Crashed/WIA |
Simonsbath, Minehead TA24, UK | 16 September 1943 | LT Dick was wounded in action which resulted in the loss of his left leg when his aircraft crashed on North Holcombe Hill, Simonsbath, Devonshire due to poor weather. |
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Died |
28 May 1992 | ||
| Nassau County, NY, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" and a space to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Photograph of him after injuring wearing Captain's bars
http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=photoImage&id=388-P-G…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285
http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-DIC01…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html