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Personal info

Full name
BROADWAY, Henry Jr
Date of birth
14 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Clinton, East Felidana Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Jefferson County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38420812
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Top Turret Gunner
Unit
702nd Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 September 1944
Place of death
Ulfen, near Fulda, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 11 18

Immediate family

Members
Henry Broadway (father)
Cordie Broadway (mother)
Owen Broadway (brother)
Ada Broadway (sister)
Doris B. (Hall) Broadway (wife)
Kathleen Broadway (daughter)

Plane data

Serial number
42-50340
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Our Gal
Destination: Kassel, Germany
MACR: 9389

More information

Sgt. Henry Broadway, Jr. was married to Doris B. Hall on 23 March 1940.

Eyewitness account:
"100 to 150 enemy aircraft attacked our formation from 6 o'clock. They came in about 10 to 15 abreast and there were about 6 rows. B-24s were going down all around, and it was impossible to state which was which. Many parachutes were seen in the area. Many of the planes were seen going down in flames."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Jaap en Elly De Vries, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Texas, Select County Marriage Records / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jaap en Elly De Vries, 1938 yearbook, Port Neches-Groves High School