World War II Honoree

James Franklin Hendricks

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Albany, Oregon

Honored By

Mr. Robert W. Hendricks

Relationship

Brother

ENLISTED APRIL 11, 1942, DISCHARGED MAY 30, 1945. SERVED AS RADIO/RADAR TECHNICIAN, PROVIDING GROUND SUPPORT FOR THE 301ST BOMB GROUP, 352ND BOMB SQUADRON OPERATIONS (B-17'S) WHILE STATIONED IN ALGERIA AND ITALY. TRAINED AT SHEPHERD FIELD, TEXAS, AND SCOTT FIELD, ILLINOIS. SHIPPED OUT FROM FORT HAMILTON, NEW YORK. ARRIVED AT ORAN, ALGERIA IN EARLY NOVEMBER 1942; LATER WAS BASED IN CONSTANTINE. GROUP MOVED TO FOGGIA, ITALY AS PART OF THE 15TH AIR FORCE IN LATE 1943. HE REMAINED THERE UNTIL ROTATED HOME IN MAY, 1945. THE 301ST BOMB GROUP RECEIVED TWO PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING BOMBING EFFECTIVENESS.