Korean War
Service # | AO-927982 |
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Unit | 28 BOMB SQ 19 BOMB GP |
Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | January 29 1953 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
Air Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
First Lieutenant Henry was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Henry was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 28th Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group. On January 29, 1953, the aircraft was shot down by MiGs eleven miles south of Pyongyang and eighteen miles east of Sariwon. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on January 30, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.