World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Bennett Lee Hendricks, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Easley, South Carolina
Honored By
James O. Sweeny
Relationship
Classmate
HE SPENT TWO YEARS IN THE ARMY, THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE ARMY AIR FORCE AND BECAME A PILOT. HE SERVED AS A PILOT FOR FIVE YEARS, MOST OF WHICH WAS IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER, TRANSPORTING GOODS FROM CHABUA, INDIA OVER THE HUMP TO KUNMING, CHINA. HE WAS DISCHARGED AS A CAPTAIN.