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HENLEY, Wayne Ralph - Date of
birth
4 February 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Heber Springs, Cleburne County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14167037 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Assistant Engineer -
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 August 1944 - Place of
death
1km south of Hagen, 18km northnorthwest of Stettin, Poland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 23 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Pearl Henley (mother)
Martha L. (Mitchell) Henley (wife)
Don W. Henley (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102502 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Politz, Poland
Mission:Combat
MACR: 8283
More information
S/Sgt Wayne R. Henley graduated from Paragould High School and attended Arkansas State College for one year. He was employed at the DuPont Company.At 1319 hours a/c 502, Lt. C.E. Jennings, 339th Squadron was hit by flak over the target, peeled out of the formation in flames and began to lose altitude. The left wing broke off and the ship blew up near the ground. One parachute was seen. It is believed that S/Sgt Henley was killed when the plane exploded over the target.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten