World War II Honoree

Kenneth Henrich

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Omaha, Nebraska

Honored By

William E. Shaklee

Relationship

Friend

IN FEBRUARY 1944 HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS AT FORT CROOK, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, AND WAS SENT TO FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS. THEN HE WAS SENT TO KEESLER FIELD AT BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI FOR BASIC TRAINING, PASSED THE TEST FOR AIR CREW TRAINING AND WAS SENT TO MOBILE, ALABAMA, FOR FIVE WEEKS IN THE COLLEGE TRAINING DETACHMENT AT SPRING HILL COLLEGE. HE WAS SHIPPED OUT IN JULY 1944 TO WACO, TEXAS FOR ON-THE-LINE TRAINING AT WACO AIR FORCE BASE. IN AUGUST 1944 HE WAS SHIPPED TO PRE-FLIGHT TRAINING AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, CADET CENTER. AFTER COMPLETING PRE-FLIGHT IN NOVEMBER 1944, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO NAVIGATION TRAINING AT HONDO ARMY AIR BASE IN HONDO, TEXAS. MAY 1945 HE COMPLETED TRAINING, GOT HIS WINGS AND COMMISSION. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO INSTRUCTING BOMBARDIERS IN NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES. IN AUGUST 1945 HE WAS ORDERED TO REPORT TO CHANUTE ARMY AIR BASE AT RANTOUL, ILLINOIS, FOR TRAINING IN AERIAL WEATHER OBSERVATION. TRAINING WAS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 1945, AND HE WAS SENT TO STOUT FIELD, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, FOR REASSIGNMENT. THEN TO RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, FOR CREWING UP IN RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRONS BEING FORMED. IN FEBRUARY 1946, HE REPORTED TO FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, FOR PROCESSING HIS SEPARATION FROM ACTIVE DUTY.