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Colonel Henry W. Terry, 91BG
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Captain Henry W Terry, of the 303rd Bomb Group, practises his shooting. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘245683.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: Captain Henry W Terry, serving with the U.S. Forces in Britain, was educated at Colorado State College and, before the war, worked as a Civil Engineer in his native state. He seems to enjoy skeet-shooting, though the background must seem uneventful to anyone brought up in Colorado. When at home, he lived with his parents at 27 Hamilton Avenue, Issinine, New York. He is 26 years old. ANY 36. '
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Colonel Henry W. Terry, commanding officer of the 915th Bomb Squadron, and Lieutenant-Colonel "Manny" Klette, commanding officer of the 324th Bomb Squadron (both of the 91st Bomb Group) shake hands underneath a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Klette's Wild Hares". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col. Henry W. Terry, C.O. 915st BG, Lt. Col."Manny" Klette, CO 324th Bomb Sqdn.'
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General George Marshall, General Fred Anderson, General Bob Williams, General Arnold and Colonel Henry Terry during a visit to the 91st Bomb Group at Bassingbourn. Image stamped on reverse: 'For Personal Use Only 1943.' [stamp]
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Colonel Henry W. Terry, 91BG
He was 367th BS pilot [flying only 5 missions from 09 Oct to 20 Nov 1942]; 369th BS CO from 07 Dec 1942 to 22 June 1943; Deputy GP CO 22 June 1943 to 08 August 1943; Transferred to 1CBW as Chief Staff from 08 August 1943 to 17 May 1944; CO 91st BG 17 May 1944 to 30 May 1945.
Awards: SS, DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
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Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
He was an original crew member. He was the 31st Officer to complete tour on 28 Jul 1943. He transferred out on 30 Jul 1943.
AM 2OLC, DFC,
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Units served with
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Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
Constituted as 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Trained for combat with B-17's. Moved to England, Aug-Sep 1942, and assigned to Eighth AF Eighth Air Force in September 1942 Station 111 Thurleigh. During combat,...
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Group
The 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated at Harding Field, Louisiana on 15-April-1942 and went to MacDill Field, Florida for the first phase of training from 16-May-1942 to 25-June-1942. The Group was then assigned to 2nd Air Force at Walla...
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Associated Place
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Military site : airfield
Now home to a museum all about the aifield and its USAAF residents (http://www.towermuseumbassingbourn.co.uk/) , Bassingbourn opened in 1938 as part of the RAF's pre-war expansion programme. The RAF continued to use it until late in 1942 when its long...
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Military site : airfield
Built for RAF use in 1941-42, Thurleigh was initially used by RAF Bomber Command before being handed over to the Eighth Air Force. Its runways and hardstandings were improved, and the B-17s of the 306th Bomb Group began using the base. It was their...
Events
Event |
Location |
Date |
Born |
Ossening, New York |
24 October 1916 |
Died |
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30 November 1990 |
Buried |
Tucson, AZ |
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