World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles C. Henderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Haleyville, Alabama
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A FLIGHT ENGINEER OF A B-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED JANUARY 29, 1944 DURING A NIGHTTIME LANDING ACCIDENT. FOUR OTHER CREWMEN ALSO DIED WHEN THE BOMBER CRASHED AT PETERSON ARMY AIR FIELD, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.