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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Charles R. Henshaw

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Philipsburg, New Jersey

Honored By

Alexander Jacobs, Jr.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH THE 9TH AIR FORCE, 416TH BOMB GROUP, 671ST BOMB SQUADRON AT WETHERSFIELD RAF STATION, ENGLAND. GUNNER ON AN A-20 HAVOC BOMBER THAT WAS HIT BY GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE WHILE ON A MISSION OVER FLANDERS, FRANCE AND CRASHED INTO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL ON APRIL 10, 1944. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.