World War II Honoree

Robert B. Henderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Coshocton, Ohio

Honored By

Dean & Vicki Schooler

Relationship

Son-in-law & Daughter

SERVICE #279976. 27TH FIGHTER BOMBER GROUP, 523RD SQUADRON. LEFT IN DECEMBER 1942 FOR SERVICE IN EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA. NORTH AFRICA FIRST AND LATER INTO SICILY IN 1943, THEN ONTO CORSICA, AND EVENTUALLY ENDING UP IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY APRIL 2, 1944.SERVED AS SUPPORT PERSONNEL PRIMARILY FOR SINGLE ENGINE FIGHTER BOMBERS AND OTHER AIRCRAFT WHICH WERE USED TO SUPPORT INFANTRY AND TO BOMB BRIDGES AND OTHER INSTALLATIONS IN SOUTHERN EUROPE.