World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald G. Henderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Honored By
Mrs. Sonja D. Butler
Relationship
Granddaughter
Based in England. Captain of B-17 Bomber, flew missions from England to Germany. On his 25th mission he was shot down on the way to bomb Messerschmitt Aircraft plant in Augsburg, Germany. Taken prisoner at Luft 1 in Barth, Germany, spent 18 months there.