World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leonard S. Henson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Johnsonville, Illinois
Honored By
Mrs. Mary Henson
Relationship
Wife
B-17 Air crew member of the 8th Air Force, 457th Bomb Group. Aerial Combat over Europe and Germany. His B-17 was shot down June 14, 1944 over France. Parachuted out. Captured by Germans but escaped from train with French Underground until returning.