Advertisement

CPL Charles Theron Henry

Advertisement

CPL Charles Theron Henry Veteran

Birth
Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Death
15 Aug 1944 (aged 23)
Rochefort-du-Gard, Departement du Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Burial
Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot D Row 7 Grave 2
Memorial ID
View Source
B-25 Mitchell bomber crew was assigned to 486th Bomb Squadron, 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. On August 15, 1944, his B-25 failed to Return (FTR) from a mission to Avignon South France. Their plane was reportedly was hit by flak in a wing midway between engine nacelle and fuselage causing it to instantaneously burst into flames and go into a spin, detaching a wing and crashing. All six crew killed in action.

Crew-members lost:

1LT John P Hoschar
1LT Vincent J Ottavio
2LT Clifford E Arnold
TSGT Albert D Alldredge
SGT Walter S Koseski
CPL Charles T Henry
~
Entered the service from North Carolina.
B-25 Mitchell bomber crew was assigned to 486th Bomb Squadron, 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. On August 15, 1944, his B-25 failed to Return (FTR) from a mission to Avignon South France. Their plane was reportedly was hit by flak in a wing midway between engine nacelle and fuselage causing it to instantaneously burst into flames and go into a spin, detaching a wing and crashing. All six crew killed in action.

Crew-members lost:

1LT John P Hoschar
1LT Vincent J Ottavio
2LT Clifford E Arnold
TSGT Albert D Alldredge
SGT Walter S Koseski
CPL Charles T Henry
~
Entered the service from North Carolina.

Inscription

CPL 486 BOMB SQ 340 BOMB GP NORT CAROLINA



Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Maintained by: Don Jones
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56510802/charles_theron-henry: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Charles Theron Henry (10 Aug 1921–15 Aug 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56510802, citing Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; Maintained by Don Jones (contributor 13966416).